Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
07-05-2021 | 09:06 AM
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I think the 717A's are just short staffed like most of the other categories. While the Company put UNA's on the 717B since it's the lowest paid aircraft. At least that is my guess. The 717 seems like a dead category and I predict it wont last too much longer..The 717 cannot even supplement the very short staffed 737 or 320 because it only holds 110 paxs.
07-06-2021 | 04:34 AM
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Yes, ur correct.
It's a new math thing where 1 + 1 +1 = 1
1 fat finger ...1 phone keyboard....1 old man short term memory equals 1 ....eff up
Glad u got er figured out
In this brave new world, I still award myself an A in math....my effort was excellent, that the answer was wrong is no BFD....it was close. Its about my feelings...ya feel me brother?
It's a new math thing where 1 + 1 +1 = 1
1 fat finger ...1 phone keyboard....1 old man short term memory equals 1 ....eff up
Glad u got er figured out
In this brave new world, I still award myself an A in math....my effort was excellent, that the answer was wrong is no BFD....it was close. Its about my feelings...ya feel me brother?
07-06-2021 | 05:30 AM
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They can staff them no problem right now. The couple in the desert are parts aircraft and retired. There are 8 or 9 in Birmingham that can be used immediately, but they are pulling those out very slowly. If they lose the 35 RJ arbitration, I bet those will be pulled out quick.
07-06-2021 | 05:08 PM
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How many Delta pilots are based in NYC? I’m trying to gauge NY as a base versus American. They have about 1200-1300 pilots total.
07-06-2021 | 05:10 PM
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07-06-2021 | 05:15 PM
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NYC is also our most junior base which will yield you the fastest gains in seniority and the benefits of schedule control and better pay opportunities that come with it. I’d imagine it is also pretty junior for AA as well.
07-06-2021 | 05:17 PM
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And even more important than the size of the base is the relative seniority bump it gives someone that either lives local or doesn't mind commuting. On NB fleets pre-pandemic, that could mean seniority approaching 50% at around one year.
07-06-2021 | 05:21 PM
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agreed. If JFK/LGA is where you want to fly out of and/or live, I think Delta would win over AA.
07-06-2021 | 05:24 PM
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Thanks. Close to 50% in the first year (seat and equipment) is awesome. I’ll have to check and see where the guys hired in March 2019 line up seniority wise in NY.
07-06-2021 | 05:36 PM
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I'll that in addition to the seniority bump, the prevalence of commuters makes it even easier to enjoy a virtual bump in seniority. For example, on the 73, I started bidding for trips with LCAs and getting 4-6 days worth awarded at only about 4-5 months post OE, Many commuters that were senior to me just weren't interested in bidding to fly with LCAs or putting in for green slips. On a fleet that had people bid out of base relatively quickly and where there are so many commuters, I had entire months bought off for OE by the time I was getting close to my one year mark. Even without that virtual bump, I really enjoyed the trip mix on the 73 in New York. YMMV.
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