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Originally Posted by Bucking Bar (Post 1932842)

A Post-TA article with a few SEA data points

Delta a driver of roaring Sea-Tac traffic | Sunday Buzz | The Seattle Times

It's not a hub, at least per our contract and the recent resounding failure of delivery.

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Originally Posted by Falcon7 (Post 1932953)

Why? What makes you think that?

Just my hunch. The company wanted a deal early. They have a reason for that. That reason(s) still exists. They want something and they didn't get it yet. I don't think they want to have to start all over with what would appear to be a new/unknown group of adversaries. Labor unrest and all that. They want to keep it off of the table.

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Originally Posted by SawF16 (Post 1933034)

Thugs?

Never once have I encountered a Delta pilot, doing ALPA work or otherwise, that I would characterize as a thug.

PD I like that you're a constant watchdog, but the hyperbole here is a bit much.

Harwood, Curly, Hazzard, Mullis, Hanson, White, etc, etc.

Next.

Carl

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Originally Posted by gzsg (Post 1933015)

Watts may be the perfect choice to replace Donatelli.

Many think he was a north pilot. Long before the merger I suspected he was a south guy. Crafty slow talk. Smiling at the enemy when he is really ****ed off.

My suspensions were confirmed when I discovered he is from Louisiana.

Bless your heart.

I would love to see Watts in the job!

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Originally Posted by Ferd149 (Post 1933075)

I would love to see Watts in the job!

I would be surprised if anybody in the company knows/understands a contract better than KW.

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Originally Posted by SawF16 (Post 1933034)

You do mean aside from the black polo shirt guys... right?:)

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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp (Post 1933042)

It's not a hub, at least per our contract and the recent resounding failure of delivery.

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Pretty relaxed for a guy that is at the vet's to get "tutored". It is tutored right?

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Originally Posted by MikeF16 (Post 1933011)

I am thinking about white slipping a trip with a DH as the 1st leg [...]

I would show up considerably earlier on my DDH than planned DH, but should 5285 cancel my only other way to work would be through ATL which is scheduled to arrive at 1930, only 32 minutes prior to when flight 1356 is supposed to leave.[...]

This is the part I can't understand from the PWA:

8 Note two: A pilot who utilizes an off-rotation deadhead at the beginning of a rotation
9 that does not satisfy the requirements of Section 8 E. 8. will be responsible for his
10 transportation. [...]

Here's the requirements you have to satisfy:

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44 a. Company Business travel can be booked in TravelNet without overbooking,
45 b. the routing does not pass through the pilot’s base,
46 c. the routing does not exceed the number of deadhead segments originally scheduled,
1 d. the routing is scheduled to arrive at a reasonable time before his required report under
2 Section 8 E. 5., and
3 e. the routing provides for a subsequent flight that is scheduled to arrive at a reasonable
4 time before his required report under Section 8 E. 5. if the pilot’s originally scheduled
5 routing provided for such a subsequent flight.

Assuming you can book the PS (up to 14 days ahead) without going through your base on a single leg (a, b & c), your description to me seems to satisfy d (you're getting there earlier), and e doesn't apply (I'm assuming there's not a subsequent flight from LGA that gets in >31 minutes prior).

So... if you don't make the flight for whatever reason, call scheds and it becomes their problem--just as if you were on your scheduled DH and got waylaid somewhere. In the situation you describe, I'd assume they'd PS you on the subsequent flight and tell you to get to the gate ASAP upon arrival in DTW--but, again, that'll be up to them.

It gets much hairier if you're offline getting to DTW--you're basically going to have to have the same backups in place as with any other commute.

All of the above is AIUI, so take it with a suitable grain of salt....

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Originally Posted by badflaps (Post 1933147)

Pretty relaxed for a guy that is at the vet's to get "tutored". It is tutored right?

Yeah! He's going to school!

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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp (Post 1933004)

The 737 options have not been cancelled and are still planned to be exercised. This has been acknowledged since Feb.

Delta ordered 40 B737-900ERs in June. I believe you are referring to a previous order.
Delta to Buy 40 Boeing Jets for $4 Billion
By Paul Ausick June 11, 2015 8:05 am EDT

Delta Air Lines Co. (NYSE: DAL) said Thursday morning that the airline will order 40 737-900ER narrow-body jets from Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) following ratification of a new agreement with its pilot.

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