Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?

Closed Thread Subscribe

Page 3635 of 20174

3635

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

04-29-2010 | 11:53 AM

#36341

DAL330drvr

Gets Weekends Off

Joined: Nov 2009

Posts: 228

Likes: 0

From: 764 FO

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fly4hire

Rumor is that some instructors from some fleets are getting hotels/per diem/pos space in an under the table deal to keep certain fleets staffed. 744 in MSP in particular.

Wouldn't be surprised, heard today from one of the instructors in ATL that they are having a hard time getting people to volunteer for MSP training duty.

04-29-2010 | 12:00 PM

#36342

acl65pilot

Happy to be here

Joined: Jun 2006

Posts: 18,563

Likes: 0

From: A-320A

Well, I wonder why? Unless you live there, commuting to a crash pad takes all of the extra money you would make away.

04-29-2010 | 12:19 PM

#36343

johnso29

Moderator

Joined: Oct 2006

Posts: 13,088

Likes: 0

From: B757/767

Side note-Holy Smokes, the poor Braves are struggling.

04-29-2010 | 12:24 PM

#36344

FlyinPiker

Gets Weekends Off

Joined: Oct 2008

Posts: 309

Likes: 0

Quote:

Originally Posted by beer

Do you think the ER will go junior again due to the schedules going down the crapper?

Hard to say. For B I don't think so. If you look at all of the guys that have been awarded the ER through an actual AE (there has been a couple vacancies) instead of a displacement (which is how junior guys are getting into the category these days ) it has gone quite senior since the days of new hires.

Remember that Delta North guys still have not had an opportunity to bid NYC ER yet unless they were displaced ( there were no AE's for it on our first joint bid).

It's an easy target for someone with mid seniority due to the fact that there are still quite a few junior guys cushioning the bottom to take up reserve/domestic duty. I'm sure quite a few people are looking at it. The crappy schedules won't be their problem.

04-29-2010 | 12:37 PM

#36345

acl65pilot

Happy to be here

Joined: Jun 2006

Posts: 18,563

Likes: 0

From: A-320A

Agreed. There are also about 100 guys with standing bids in for ATL 7ERB. If a pilots hits their triggers they VD to the ER in JFK.

04-29-2010 | 12:51 PM

#36346

rahc

Gets Weekends Off

Joined: Jan 2008

Posts: 216

Likes: 0

From: A330

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnso29

Side note-Holy Smokes, the poor Braves are struggling.

Who would have thought the Nats would be 1 game from the lead in the NL East after losing over 100 games last season? Thank you ATL!

04-29-2010 | 01:08 PM

#36347

tsquare

No longer cares

Joined: Mar 2008

Posts: 12,109

Likes: 0

From: 767er Captain

Quote:

Originally Posted by reddog25

Don't you know..here at Delta we don't file grievances. We just let our scheduliung or negotiating commitee handle things....nothing to see here, move along

Waaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh

04-29-2010 | 01:12 PM

#36348

tsquare

No longer cares

Joined: Mar 2008

Posts: 12,109

Likes: 0

From: 767er Captain

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnso29

That's why the 23:30 layovers kill me. It's really 3 days, but is only worth 10:30 credit. And why do reserves get less credit on some trips then lineholders? Why is a reserve pilots time less valuable then a lineholders?

Because we have allowed it to be. THAT is another single issue no vote IMHO.

04-29-2010 | 01:14 PM

#36349

tsquare

No longer cares

Joined: Mar 2008

Posts: 12,109

Likes: 0

From: 767er Captain

Quote:

Originally Posted by filejw

Having been around for 30 plus years I must say this is the attitude that kills us as a union. In this particular instance I ask you, ever hear of equal pay for equal work? I've noticed the difference on my rotations when I fly with reserves and think this should be fixed at the next opportunity.

I didn't see him when he wrote this.. but I am pretty sure it was very sarcastic... The 'don't worry you'll be senior some day' has been a very unfunny joke at DAL for a long time....

04-29-2010 | 01:57 PM

#36350

buzzpat

Gets Weekends Off

Joined: Feb 2008

Posts: 6,070

Likes: 1

From: Urban chicken rancher.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp

DL is the only company I've seen to do it like this. Is it something I get my blood pressure up for? No.

There are bigger fights to fight, but if the opportunity arises, I would prefer to have 35 hours on check 1 and then the rest on check 2.

I agree. I've never understood why we do it this way. The old NWA way sounds much mo betta. If I didn't have my Air Force pension rolling in at the first of each month, I'd have some issues.