So why are we getting SC at 05:00 for 24 hours as an ER crew (No international push until the afternoon) ? I am just as confused as the next guy but always willing to communicate and learn. However, it appears to me that our crew scheduling now are picking our contract apart and do what they can to make us miserable. Next AE I will bid into whatever I can hold a line on, this kind of treatment is not for me.

 

Any word or rumors on what we are going to do ref the LGA slot swap. If USAir is not onboard with giving up so many DCA slot maybe we need to add some $ to the deal.

 

Beautiful FTB. I just blew it up and hung it on my wall. My wife has a thing for Carl.

 

31+ hours back, 3 night AR that really sucked, and the C5 is so nimble.

 

Well if they decide to load it with cargo until it hits max ramp weight then it will be a problem.

 

Hello.

I'm a furloughed/bypassed NWA/Delta pilot considering a return and was looking for some answers to all of my questions. Some background on me. Married with 2 young boys. I would have to commute to work from KORD or KMDW. My currrent seniority is around 109XX. Furloughed from NWA in Jan '02. I'm currently flying corporate Part 91 based out of KMDW.

1. Would I be able to hold a line on the 80/320/757-767 based out of DTW or MSP?
2. If I was able to hold a line would it be commutable?
3. How many days off a month could I expect with a typical line.
4. Does everybody seem to be getting along after the merger?
5. What does health insurance currently cost for a family of four? No HMO's.
6. Your thoughts on whether the job is professionally satisfying or just a weekly grind.
7. What are your thoughts on future scope rules?
8. Anything else that might help my family make a decision.

Thanks for your time! I enjoy reading this thread and would love to return to Delta if I can make the numbers and quality of life issues work.

Regards

 

Well boys I'm signing off for four or five days. I'd love to keep ip with the latest food fight or the Clamp Show but at $.65 a minute for wifi on ship I'll have to amuse myself otherwise. Mmmm.

my wife didn't pack much if you know what I mean.

Remember FTB, the rules of Alabama still apply. You are not allowed to make fun of me or The University of Alabama while I'm gone.

Cya fellas we are about to set sail.

 

Hi Green,
Tough decision. You're currently left seat on a nice corporate A/C, and if the company/CEO/pax are good folks, that makes it all the harder. At SSN 11,000, you'd have about 15 block holders below you in MSP on the -320. On the 88, a couple more. I didn't check DTW, but it's probably about the same....maybe someone else will chime in. DAL does not separate block holders from reserve guys in the same way as NWA did. But usually, the bottom guys just end up on reserve down the list.....but #1 guy may bid reserve if he wants, month-to-month. Not weird, just different. Good side is it lets a guy exercise his seniority each and every month. I fly reserve A LOT. I always felt kinda underhanded when it was time to bid vacation, and as the #1 guy in MEM, I held Christmas off, while guys senior to me (block holders) would not. Can't necessarily do that anymore. As for the integration of the pilot groups, I believe it is turning out much better than we all envisioned when this first started out. Nearly to the man, everyone I've been around is 95% positive about the merger, and 100% positive about the future of our company. If we can get back a fair dollar amount in contract restoration in 2012 negotiations, well, let's set that bar high, and see how it works out. I'm a jr. Captain on the '9 in MEM, a late 1995 hire. If I can answer any Q about this any further, PM me, and I'll call to chat on the phone.
Regards,
Chuck

 

No no no no HELL NO !!!

I heard from a source that will remain nameless, that there was $ being paid to US Air as well -- something that hasn't been reported. If we are in such debt, why are we subsidizing them?

 

I had a 747 CA on the jumpseat flying out of ATL. I asked, "Are you Carl?"

He responded, "hahahahahh, no, but I know who you're talking about."