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What is a Big Package? :D

Actually I never read that stuff. I guess I will need to do that to tell you what it is.

Generally it is line reports, trip reports, average duty, block etc.

Yeah yeah yeah... biD packages.. Anyway, they keep putting that stuff in month after month, and I'll wager that of 12,000 guys, there aren't 50 (outside of the ones that write it or work with it in a daily basis) that have any clue what it is all about. I know I'm going all Don Quixote on this, but is that trash really necessary? And if it is, how will it help us bid?

DAL330drvr

03-04-2010 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by tsquare (Post 773365)

Here'a a question for all ya'll rocket surgeons. Anybody know what all that garbage is in the big packages that takes up the first, oh, 20 pages or so? Oh, and the April packages are out.

Another question, EasyBid shows "Bids not posted", anyone having the same problem?

FlyingSig

03-04-2010 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by DAL330drvr (Post 773383)

Another question, EasyBid shows "Bids not posted", anyone having the same problem?

EasyBid won't post them until bids officially open (on the 5th)

johnso29

03-04-2010 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by acl65pilot (Post 773379)

That would be nice, but the swim would kill me. :eek:

I think you know what I am talking about. Looks like a trigger is about to be pulled.

Looks like the pot is starting to simmer, finally. :rolleyes:

I'm not going west of LAX unless it's in a WB. And I mean I'll be the right seat up front. ;)

FWIW, a few little birdies told me we are only expecting 50-100 bypass recalls to return.

acl65pilot

03-04-2010 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 773381)

Define "pot" :D

By the way, where is Ferd and New?

Pot as the one we have been stewing in for the last two to three years.

Ferd is around but seems to have sworn of APC like Carl, Fly4 and most of the other North guys. They meant is when they stated they did not like group think.

As for Nu, I think that he has been in some stage of death over the last week! :eek:

acl65pilot

03-04-2010 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by johnso29 (Post 773385)

I'm not going west of LAX unless it's in a WB. And I mean I'll be the right seat up front. ;)

FWIW, a few little birdies told me we are only expecting 50-100 bypass recalls to return.

They will resend the request for intent to all of the pilots on bypass. About 150 or so have stated it over the last few years, but they will want to confirm that before they start the process of off the street hires. Look for that to happen NLT mid summer. (just a guess of course)

acl65pilot

03-04-2010 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by DAL330drvr (Post 773383)

Another question, EasyBid shows "Bids not posted", anyone having the same problem?

Bids are not posted, but the bid packages should be out to have EasyBid upload.

330, did you get your vacation question figured out?

Tsquared. I beleive all of that is required by the PWA. I will check to confirm.

acl65pilot

03-04-2010 04:07 PM

Section 23
. A bid package will include:
a. the date and time of bid closing,
b. reserve line descriptions (if applicable),
c. rotation descriptions, and
d. asterisk rotation descriptions.
3. A rotation description will include:
a. rotation pairing by days,
b. aircraft model(s),
c. stations,
d. origination and termination times,
e. total scheduled block time and credit,
f. daily scheduled block time and credit,
g. layover times, cities, and lodging,
h. designation of types of credit,
i. exceptions and schedule change descriptions,
j. maximum allowable on-duty time,
k. scheduled on-duty time,
l. scheduled time away from base, and
m. break-in-duty times based on release to report.

tsquare

03-04-2010 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by acl65pilot (Post 773391)