Originally Posted by Check Essential

We're dancing around this event but if this thing keeps erupting....

Delta Air Lines is in some deep financial trouble.

Originally Posted by Ferd149

I wonder what the plan is to get crews home, someday.

Originally Posted by buzzpat

Johnso, if you use your APD you can get up to 4 days off. I've never used it to drop reserve but I wouldn't waste it on only 1 day off. Get the max.

Originally Posted by sevenfiveseven

When does an APD get reset to be used again?

Originally Posted by Ferd149

Interesting. Love all the ways to skin the same cat. Unless the fleet comes out and says, "this is the way" I'll bet it will just be left up to the capt. Indecision is the key to flexibility and flexibility is the key to airpower

We never had much of a problem with landings, as there was a domestic leg in and out of BOS or JFK (then back and forth to AMS) so the real crew got their landings ok. You would have to ask a DTW guy if that was a problem since they did DTW to AMS. As the JAFA, I always had a DH (ie to and from BOS) starting and ending the trip. But, I've never had a problem with landings since I mix up domestic and international......and on the asia stuff I get lots of landings too.

Who sits where? The capt always sits in his seat whenever he is in the cockpit. The first FO slides over to the left for middle break and then goes back when the capt (off middle break) comes back up. Junior FO from first break sits right the entire time.

Ferd

Originally Posted by Ferd149

As will everyone else. I wonder what the plan is to get crews home, someday. I'd be outta tidywhitties by now.........except in AMS where we get laundry service

But my liver would be another problem

Originally Posted by satchip

Our way is the RP takes whomever is on break's seat. Lately I've had captains give up both legs so FOs could get landings. The old standard was CA always flew over and FO flew back. Now it's about 50/50 over or back. Most guys will give you a choice.

I know this has the potential to sound like another food fight, but I think I like our way much better. Being junior I would always be stuck with first break on your system, even if it was my leg. Trying to land in high winds and crappy wx in JFK or London with no sleep would not be safe.

One of my favorite quotes BTW. A true Air Force Vet you are. We have to stick together with all these squids and Jar Heads in this company!

Originally Posted by dundem

Look at the bright side, at least you're not stuck in Mumbai. I just went through there and saw many aircraft (and I'm guessing crews) stuck there. Of note was a DL 332 and a UPS 744. What's the usual routing for that DL 332?