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Originally Posted by Denny Crane (Post 751600)

WOOHOO!!!!!!!:D That being said, I don't want in to come at the expense of some where else but that is probably inevitable.

Denny

Well, think of it this way, more SEA flying means less SEA and PDX pilots commuting to SLC, LAX or MSP. If seats come open in MSP, LAX or SLC then you might have seats come open in DTW, CVG, MEM, and NYC where the ERs probably came from.

Trying to be glass half full.

Maybe I should forward this to my wife just to prove it is possible for me to be so positive... :D

Its lunch time... where to go... being an airline pilot/stay at home dad/home alone dad is kind of fun.

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Originally Posted by Carl Spackler (Post 751576)

He tried to stop a debate by saying "management knows who all you guys are...and you are about to learn a painful lesson that you'll never forget, etc." Complete threatening BS, but it sure has worked for the folks on this thread.

Read it more as watch out, DAL is going to look and act more like old NWA than old DAL. I think many share that concern, and DALPA's ability to deal with that sort of hostile management.

Maybe I'm just too old and have fought too many battles against management, but it seems to me that our current crop of leaders have a profound fear of fighting. They simply cannot accept the possibility of a negative consequence. But they can't outwardly discuss how afraid they are to fight, so they develop terms like: "a cooperative relationship with management." That sounds so much better than the real truth.

+1

Only time will tell whether this experiment will work. My opinion - no way.

Best to all,

Carl

I think the MEC will adapt, but not before they (and us) take a beating or two.

Of course if I was management I'd keep the salt lick fresh and the apple pile full and move them into the middle of the road come 2012.....

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Originally Posted by Carl Spackler (Post 751576)

I couldn't disagree more. King did something that I've never seen on these boards. He tried to stop a debate by saying "management knows who all you guys are...and you are about to learn a painful lesson that you'll never forget, etc." Complete threatening BS, but it sure has worked for the folks on this thread.

So there it is, the answer to the question that I've asked twice, which was: is there EVER a time where the majority of DAL pilots would use a self help weapon against their own management team? The answer is not only a resounding no, but apparently all it takes is a few posts from an anonymous internet character to stop any debate on the subject.

So I wish you all the best folks. Continue to discuss whether management will buy more airplanes, or hire more pilots. But most importantly, pray that management is always nice to us. Because in my opinion, this pilot group does not have the will to fight management if that's what it comes to.

Maybe I'm just too old and have fought too many battles against management, but it seems to me that our current crop of leaders have a profound fear of fighting. They simply cannot accept the possibility of a negative consequence. But they can't outwardly discuss how afraid they are to fight, so they develop terms like: "a cooperative relationship with management." That sounds so much better than the real truth. Only time will tell whether this experiment will work. My opinion - no way.

Best to all,

Carl

Carl,

Not disagreeing with anything you say but why let the other team have a look at your playbook? (Even if they have a good idea what is in it anyway)

Denny

I was only able to catch a small part of the dog & pony in ATL, but one thing SD said struck me. He said we'll be hearing continuing talk of capacity remaining flat, but pointed out that we staff according to pilot block hours which were going to be 5.7% higher than last summer.

So if capacity remains flat and we (DAL) are flying more pilot hours, my limited dot connecting ability combines this information with some other points made by others here recently and spits out ----- 3 (what??!!)

Ok, dot connecting computer seems broke so intuition says we're taking back more flying!

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Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 751558)

It will be something we need to spin correctly or think through. It'll be suicide if its not a gate-to-gate transfer with no additional screening. Its been done for years, Allentown to EWR is a bus service for CAL and that is gate to gate.

We (CAL) used to do this but now have the DH2 for this.

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Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 751603)

There will most definitely be movement at all the above bases and more. I know guys that commute all over the system out of SEA and PDX. There are alot of VERY senior guys in both seats that commute from the PNW to all over the country.

I've heard that the ER will be based here but there are no plans for a narrowbody base. SEA 330 time to remain flat for the next year.

Denny

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Originally Posted by acl65pilot (Post 751545)

Is that Jamie Call from CAL? A former EV guy? :D

Wasn't me!

I had this big retort to Capt Courageous planned but half way through I realized it's just not worth it. Best to ya Carl. Enjoy the Whale.

Ok. Secondary vacation bid are out. Between pri and sec bids I got what I wanted. Now, I convert in March due to a reinstatement and the note on the conversion list says "Must rebid by 0800 on the 1st day of the prior month"-Feb for me. Looking in icrew I see where it allows me to rebid, how do I find out what weeks are open? Also, do I bid all 4 weeks at once or do the pri, sec, tri, quat, game? Thanks

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Originally Posted by NERD (Post 751628)

For a rebid, I don't know of anywhere you can find out what vacations are available now. Maybe someone else does. I think, after all primary, secondary etc vacations are bid, you can see what is available on the crew resources page bottom righthand side. Same place you can see what is available now. Do not limit your bid to what it says are available.....you never know the company might add some weeks because of increased manning in a category. As far as bidding goes, bid each vacation separately. In other words, if you have a primary, secondary, and tertiary vacation, you need to put in 3 separate bids.

Also, even if you do not get what you want on the rebid, be aware of the vacation moveup option. With the AE bids and movement caused by them over the next year, you very well might be able to get what you want later. A couple of years ago when I swapped categorys I had 2 weeks in summer which moved to 2 weeks in winter. I bid a moveup and got 2 weeks starting on 24 December. It was my first choice on the moveup bid. Good luck!

Denny