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Originally Posted by tsquare (Post 809271)

Here,for the first time outside of Fort Widget, is a view of tha actual software in use.

Crew Sked software

Don't forget the blindfold that comes with the software for the operator. :D

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Originally Posted by Bucking Bar (Post 809262)

Slow,

I don't know what software they use to assign trips. Their default position when you question an assignment is that "it's legal." After agreeing with them that's it's legal and you're doing the best you can, the follow up question is "why did you assign a 05:00 short call to a 6:30 departure instead of one of the 03:00 people?" They answer to that is, "we don't do it, the computer does it. The computer looks for availability two hours prior to departure time."

IMHO, that software should be written to 3 hours, as to:

Not burden the other pilots with doing the job of the reserve pilot
Allow the reserve pilot sufficient time to perform duties like checking wx, bulletins and pubs
Allow sufficient time for briefings / safety, etc ...
Avoid rushing, and a disaster if hat or ID is left in wrong car, leaving last night's fish in the garbage, or any of the other things that occur when you have 5 minutes notice of a 4 day trip.

Especially if we have the coverage anyway and the earlier reserve isn't being utilized.

I always thought the two hours was to the airport, not to wheels up. If they changed it, they took an hour away. But others have used this system for years and maybe there is an angle I'm not considering. Hence the vetting here. Thanks for your reply.

Man I hope I can stay off reserve, what a mess.

The Wall Street Transcript...

I still have all my stock. :D

$3- to $4-Per-Share Earnings Projected For Delta Air Lines (DAL) Once Recent Acquisition Realized

Our second choice is Delta Air Lines (DAL). The 2008 acquisition of Northwest Airlines catapulted Delta Air Lines into the number one position by any measure - revenues, costs, traffic, routes, fleet size and so on. Delta has a strong international route structure, including a dominant position in Asia, especially in Japan, where they are the second largest airline behind Japan Airlines (JALSQ). Delta is a member of the SkyTeam alliance and is a major player in the New York-Europe market. Delta's U.S. domestic hubs are located in Atlanta, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, New York, Salt Lake City and Cincinnati as a focus city. Delta is currently about 40% international and 60% domestic, and is moving towards a 50%-50% international/domestic mix. Once the synergies of the Northwest acquisition are fully realized, probably this year, Delta's earnings could easily reach the $3- to $4-per-share range. We believe the shares can sell at eight times to 10 times estimated forward EPS, implying the stock could trade to a range of $24 at the low end - eight times $3 - to as much as $40 at the high end - 10 times $4.

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Originally Posted by DFW Refugee (Post 809363)

Keenster:

Years ago, DAL used to tanker fuel from one state/city to another based on the difference in fuel costs, SUPPOSEDLY saving a bunch of money...FWIW.

Since you're on the 747, I'm guessing that DAL is trying to learn the details of your aircraft and how it relates to the current flight-planning system. Since it's still early in the process, probably better to carry too much fuel, where only the crew and dispatch/planners see the result than fuel stop in ANC or HNL and EVERYBODY sees it, IMMHO;-)

Makes sense if this is the case. Better to be safe than sorry. Have dropped into ANC or CTS a number of times over the years for fuel normally due to higher winds than forcast. Works pretty slick and only adss about 45 min to the time but still a pain in the keester.

Still got all mine. I WAS waiting for $18, maybe I'll rethink that.......:D

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Originally Posted by Ferd149 (Post 809389)

Still got all mine. I WAS waiting for $18, maybe I'll rethink that.......:D

I was too. This last week had me wondering if that was a bad decision.

Just got back from CDG on Sat, great trip! Crew was the MSP CP, the head MSP LCA, me and two southie RPs (one each direction of course).

Great job by the southie FOs with the little things on the 767 that even the LCA hadn't been taught. Also, the RP was much more involved than what we used our's for back when. I like it much better, makes getting off the gate a lot easier.

One BIG change that we tried was the south crew rotation. If you look back about 100 pages, you'll see a discussion about this and my worthless opinions..........well let me tell you, I'm now a huge convert to the south rotation way. It was my leg coming home, so I took second break while the Capt took third. Wow, what a difference on how you feel during the decent, approach and landing.

Also, I like that FMC reporting thingie a lot! (daaa):D

Ferd

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Originally Posted by Ferd149 (Post 809389)

Still got all mine. I WAS waiting for $18, maybe I'll rethink that.......:D

Ferd,

$18-$20 was my initial target, but I'm re-thinking as well, after all, it can come all the way down to $4 before it's a loss! :D

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Originally Posted by DAL330drvr (Post 809395)

Ferd,

$18-$20 was my initial target, but I'm re-thinking as well, after all, it can come all the way down to $4 before it's a loss!

True that!!:D

Ferd <----------the guy who held those worthless NWA options from the strike till the worthless bitter end, (like we had any choice in the matter):eek::mad: