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09-03-2015 | 08:02 AM

#185141

Speedbird2263

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From: A320 CA

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Originally Posted by forgot to bid

The terminal is a disaster to me. I hate the terminal from the time I near Mike until whenever.

From my somewhat "limited" airline career thus far, LGA & EWR interchange rank on my list depending on the day of the week. Took me almost 3hrs to get to the gate after landing in EWR one evening then another 3hrs to taxi back out and get the heck outta dodge. My one and only 16hr day to date.

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09-03-2015 | 08:49 AM

#185142

iFlyer

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From: Gold-Braided Lesser French Fort Commander

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Originally Posted by Klondike Bear

I try to find something to like about every airport EWR is the only one I can't.

Try the Cuban panini at Java Moon. mmmm...

09-03-2015 | 09:29 AM

#185143

Dirtdiver

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From: 767A

Anybody know anything about the pilot that died on the AMS layover the other day?

09-03-2015 | 09:31 AM

#185144

Tanker1497

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Originally Posted by badflaps

All that stuff is under "badflaps". I retired in '89 after being denied a 1011 bid in LAX. (WAL fencing agreement.) Started as a '049 engineer at Modern Air Transport in Trenton in '63. I have perm. oil stains on my noggin........Just the sight of the letters "EWR" terrify me.

EEEWWWRRR! Just kidding badflaps. Your story is one of the most unique I've ever heard. Continue to enjoy retirement!

09-03-2015 | 10:24 AM

#185145

badflaps

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From: retired 767(dl)

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Originally Posted by Tanker1497

EEEWWWRRR! Just kidding badflaps. Your story is one of the most unique I've ever heard. Continue to enjoy retirement!

There are a "million stories in the naked city", the only reason you don't hear more, is most of the guys are just now mastering touch tone phones much less the interweb. To hear them tell it, Boeing really screwed things up when they took the top wing off....

09-03-2015 | 11:49 AM

#185146

Rhino Driver

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From: 73N CA

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Originally Posted by Free Bird

Wondering how long our day has to be for the company to give us a hotel room when we DH? For example if one were to fly from LHR to DTW, then DH back to Mecca? Wondering why some trips are scheduled with the hotel on the rotation and some are not? What is the duty time that requires the room?

Thanks

FB

5 hour break between flights.

09-03-2015 | 12:12 PM

#185147

Dirtdiver

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From: 767A

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Originally Posted by Free Bird

Depends if the DH home exceeds the contractual max duty day length. No FAR limit on the DH since you're not flying. They'll get you home and avoid the hotel plus trip credit if they possibly can. If you're scheduled to DH home and your LHR-DTW runs late enough to miss the DH, and the next one exceeds the contractual max day, you can have them set you up to layover and DH the next day, then deviate, take the next flight and pick up 5 more hours

09-03-2015 | 12:52 PM

#185148

D Mantooth

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Originally Posted by Timbo

And don't forget about the lost 747 jobs, they are parking those airplanes faster than guys are retiring, leading to a net surplus of senior pilots being displaced to lower paying A330 jobs.

Meanwhile...the MD-11 were content to switch our JV Scope measure from Seat Miles to Block Hours, which would make one of our 757's flying to Europe equal to a KLM/Air France A380 flying to ATL!

Really?

So the TA would have eliminated the global production balance in Section One that measures and protects widebody international ASMs?

I didn't know that.

09-03-2015 | 01:05 PM

#185149

RockyBoy

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Originally Posted by D Mantooth

Really?

So the TA would have eliminated the global production balance in Section One that measures and protects widebody international ASMs?

I didn't know that.

So if we are out of compliance with the AF/KLM deal using EASK's but switching to a block hour limit puts us into compliance, how does the global production balance protect international ASM's?

I don't know so I want you to let me know.