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newKnow

12-11-2009 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by hockeypilot44 (Post 725025)

The Delta reserve rules are AWFUL!!!! I have now worked 4 days in a row for 12:58 credit and only 3 flying duty periods. Under the former NWA contract, this would have credited me 20 hours. About the only thing better in the Delta contract is the hourly rates and not even by that much. I guess NWA credited me more for my time because the higher guarantee was harder to break. Rant over.

What airplane are you on, hockey? Are the giving you long call?

hockeypilot44

12-11-2009 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by satchip (Post 725026)

So quit. Or run for office.

Typical Delta south response. You don't even realize that most regionals have better reserve rules than the largest airline in the world. Our PWA should have taken the best of both worlds. You have no idea how many things were actually better at NWA. Your 5:15 min day for lineholders seemed better until we realized deadhead days don't count. Now we have a ton of rotations with a single deadhead back to base on the last day. It seems like with everything that seemed better in your contract, there is a catch that we find out about later. I am going to run for office when it gets closer to contract time. We need huge positive sum gains next contract.

Adolphus Coors

12-11-2009 05:54 AM

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Originally Posted by hockeypilot44 (Post 725025)

I guess the NWA pilots should have looked closer at what they were voting for. In case you missed it....It is now our contract and an over whelming majority of Delta north guys voted for it......not the case at Delta south.

PS sorry for being less than pleasent but I hear thois a lot from north guys and it is ridiculous!!!!!!

Bucking Bar

12-11-2009 05:57 AM

What Check Essential said. Reserve is only bearable if you live in base.

ExAF	12-11-2009 06:01 AM

And MSP

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Originally Posted by iaflyer (Post 724750)

Someone said 11am. Even though I'm very interested in the AE, I ain't getting up early even if it was coming out at 8am. It would still be there after breakfast.

Oh, and for anyone thinking of bidding DTW, it's 10 degrees F and windy. Windchill is -6. And it's not even winter yet. :)

And for those thinking about bidding MSP, it has WARMED UP to -6 (temp not wind chill) so far this morning and there's about 8" of snow on the ground right now. As was said before...that ain't grits on the ground! :D

newKnow

12-11-2009 06:01 AM

Uh oh. A North v. South tiff brewing right before an AE can never be good.

One positive: His complaint and hopefully upcoming answer will help me figure my PBS bid. Probably my AE/MD bid, too.

newKnow

12-11-2009 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by ExAF (Post 725040)

Denny,

It's +19 in DTW. See what I mean? :rolleyes:

Denny Crane

12-11-2009 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by newKnow (Post 725043)

Denny,

It's +19 in DTW. See what I mean? :rolleyes:

I hear you "loud and clear!" :D It's just hard to believe there is that much difference between the two.

Denny

Check Essential

12-11-2009 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by newKnow (Post 725041)

Uh oh. A North v. South tiff brewing right before an AE can never be good.

One positive: His complaint and hopefully upcoming answer will help me figure my PBS bid. Probably my AE/MD bid, too.

His complaint is right on the money.
Its bearable if you live in base, but you definitely don't want to commute to reserve under the Delta system because of the shortcall situation.
And the lack of trip guarantees for reserves really stinks. Some trips pay a whole lot less for a reserve than a regular guy.

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