Originally Posted by finis72

Take a little time off and things change. Last I heard there was not going to be a reduction of 777 positions in ATL. NYC 777 base moving to DTW with the 2 new LR's(coming in March) available to fly the 2 new routes out of DTW starting in June. This was pretty solid info but things change fast.

Originally Posted by tsquare

Based on what intel? According to DALPA, there is (initially) only going to be the SLC/MSP swap.. and maybe DTW 777 cat opening. other than that, they are not expecting anything significant. Or are you talking long term?

Originally Posted by Bucking Bar

Johno29,

There are many of us who have NEVER called in sick, who pick up flying and who don't fight the system (even when the system makes an error). Those of us who can be at the jet 45 minutes after the phone call and willing to push back 15 minutes later if everything is done. Management might not be able to put a dollar value on that, but it certainly exists.

With a forced commute that will change. Statistically, I would think it takes more unhappy pilots to staff an airline than it does happy ones. The example of all the short staffing and junior manning that goes on at United and US Air during furloughs.

Then there are some of us that will simply quit if there is a better opportunity out there. ACL65 said they expected with all this upheaval that some would do just that. Management will do their best to minimize that upheaval, but at the end of the day they have a business to run.

Originally Posted by hockeypilot44

I have a question about reserve. I just finished OE a few days ago. I am supposed to sit reserve tomorrow. I just looked at the reserve list and I am not on it. I don't want to get burned, but I do not want to get put on the list if I do not have to. When I call the VRU at 3pm, do I actually have to talk to a scheduler? What option should I put in to get my call logged yet still remain off the list. No reason to commute in if I'm not on short-call. Would I be better off just checking on the computer? If I do it this way, how do I make sure the system records my log? As someone extremely unfamiliar to the Delta system, what would you guys do in this situation?

Originally Posted by Nosmo King

I was told moving to the DAL PWA created an additional shortfall of sim time for all the fNWA fleets due to the number of periods allowed to be used for training. Something about the DAL PWA having one LESS usable sim period per day.

Originally Posted by ExAF

Every call I've gotten from Scheduling (all 3 of them) has come up "Unknown Caller" on my Caller ID.

Originally Posted by Fly4hire

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Originally Posted by sailingfun

I find it hard to believe that management wanted the APA system. Why tie there own hands. They can make the AE system function exactly the same as the APA system if they so desire. They can post a montly bid and convert in 120 days. Why ask for something you already have?
In reality they have consistantly asked for and sadly been granted longer and longer conversion periods. That is how they now have the one bid per year they can extend to a entire year. They fought hard for that. Your saying they asked to give it up?

Originally Posted by acl65pilot

Funny thing. You may not know who is doing the flying when you have to bid!