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I was just perusing the bid packages, and noticed that LAX 7ER B has tons of transcon deadheads to ATL on both ends that then fly a double Europe out and back. Is this odd? Is LAX getting a disproportionate amount of ATL 7ER international flying? Seems like a big waste of credit to me.
Any thoughts?
Any thoughts?
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Thats part of deltas MWR program.
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flying shifts around there is nothing new. That doesn't change the fact that no base owns any flying.
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I'm not an ER guy, but if I was, I think it would bother me that at my seniority I could hold international trips that start and end in Atlanta, but only if I was based in LAX. If I would in Atlanta I would only be able to hold domestic stuff.
When they blend the all-domestic narrow body categories between bases it is far less noticeable. The difference in QOL flying the European international flights makes it far more noticeable.
I just find it curious, not complaining as it doesn't effect me directly. I suspect this doesn't happen all of the time and is just there while they re-balance the categories to where the flying is. I couldn't imagine the company wanting to pay out that much credit when ATL already has local ER pilots to do the flying.
When they blend the all-domestic narrow body categories between bases it is far less noticeable. The difference in QOL flying the European international flights makes it far more noticeable.
I just find it curious, not complaining as it doesn't effect me directly. I suspect this doesn't happen all of the time and is just there while they re-balance the categories to where the flying is. I couldn't imagine the company wanting to pay out that much credit when ATL already has local ER pilots to do the flying.
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This results in the one base (NYC) guys getting bent over twice: once not being able to move days around because of the poor manning and then again when not even getting a chance to get the GS.
In this example, if the rotation gets assigned to base X in the monthly bid package then they should own it and I feel like the in base guys should have first dibs at the GS before they call in the OOB reserve guy.
I would like to see the assignment ladder modified slighly becuase of this.
And yes it was in my survey answers.
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I understand the company can move things around month to month...I'm more talking about how they assign rotation 6969 to the NYC (insert your new hire NB plane here)....they (CR) has mis-managed the capt/fo ratio so there is negative reserve coverage for months in a row....APD's don't even work it's so bad....FO's can't move their schedule around at all.....then just when you finally fall into the right spot where you are off work and a trip is in OT and you can almost taste the greeny....they pull a reserve guy from another base to cover the said rotation.
This results in the one base (NYC) guys getting bent over twice: once not being able to move days around because of the poor manning and then again when not even getting a chance to get the GS.
In this example, if the rotation gets assigned to base X in the monthly bid package then they should own it and I feel like the in base guys should have first dibs at the GS before they call in the OOB reserve guy.
I would like to see the assignment ladder modified slighly becuase of this.
And yes it was in my survey answers.
This results in the one base (NYC) guys getting bent over twice: once not being able to move days around because of the poor manning and then again when not even getting a chance to get the GS.
In this example, if the rotation gets assigned to base X in the monthly bid package then they should own it and I feel like the in base guys should have first dibs at the GS before they call in the OOB reserve guy.
I would like to see the assignment ladder modified slighly becuase of this.
And yes it was in my survey answers.
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Sorry for this completely random question but does any NWA guy remember at the end of 2007, what terminal did NWA park at LAX? Like around Dec 2007.
And in Summer 2010, did Delta use Terminal 6 at LAX for domestic flights?
And in Summer 2010, did Delta use Terminal 6 at LAX for domestic flights?
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