Originally Posted by scambo1 (Post 860911)

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Absolutely!

But what is the quid pro quo for the loss of flowback?

Originally Posted by TOGA LK (Post 860846)

He could run for Senator and hang out with former Senator Larry Craig, MN. They could be airport stall mates before those long trans-Pacific flights.

Originally Posted by buzzpat (Post 860914)

Oh, I agree Scoop. I'm all about the APU. I crank it on in a heart beat if I need to cool the jet. My point here is just a scenario where we as a Delta team can work with each other or choose not to because of some BS union crap.

IMHO, if you're at a DAL base, in this case DTW, and its 94 frikkin degrees, and you pull into the gate, and the rampers TURN ON THE AIR but decide not to HOOK IT UP, its a little troubling. Happened to me twice last week. So, the air's going while the hose remains nicely coiled and doing nothing. I really don't care who's responsible, I just want it fixed. That's the rampers job, not mine. And when we have pilots being chastised for trying to help, that sends the wrong signal to the rest of the company's employees.

I try to do whatever it takes to keep passengers happy and move the mission safely. Strollers, wheel chairs, chatting up the FF's, whatever. If we have to be worried about one group trying to block another employee group from interacting and helping each other, we're screwed. No wonder our customer satisfaction sucks.

Originally Posted by Xray678 (Post 860774)

Do you really look at the flight plan so much that there needs to be two of them? I don't know what you can be looking at so in depth that one flight plan can't work for both pilots. Especially on a domestic leg.

Originally Posted by Kingbird87 (Post 860725)

I don't weigh in here often, but have noticed a bit more FNWA thread items about various issues from SE taxi, Spies in the cockpit, irate IAM baggage handlers etc. muddying things up. NWA is in the history books. I work for Delta. As such, there have been a lot of changes for me to absorb. Most of them have been very positive. We aren't arguing anymore about whether Delta or NWA will survive, merge with Brand X, get more RJ's, or furlough. That is all very positive, and change made those concerns go away. From my isolated corner of the airline, this summer has been enlightening. We MADE a lot of money! Certainly a lot more than Delta or NWA ever hoped of making standing alone. I applaud management for going for it with the ramp up. We also spread a lot of ill will in the process. I would estimate 75% of my flights in June, July and early August had some sort of delay, maintenance, inop APU or boarding issues. That is a change that everyone would agree has not been welcome, and my apology dialogue is wearing thin. The WDR problems are being resolved, more mechanics being hired and I believe management is addressing the problems. I personally and unfortunately, perceive a recalcitrance on the pilot management side of the house to entertain any review of best practices to fix any issues that may have worked well at the former NWA. Everyone knows the IT problems are causing big headaches with scheduling, flight plan updates, reroutes, and providing basic arrival information necessary for station ops. What is such a big deal about adding ACARS functionality, two releases for the cockpit, a reroute or flight plan change that doesn't use 22 linear feet of printer paper? Who or what is standing in the way of such small fixes being implemented?
My information is from my Chief Pilot that the two release thing has caused huge arguments up the food chain and the issue is not open for discussion anymore. If true, someone needs to head back to the line. I used to have a document that had everything I needed to reference in my grubby hands, and the other pilot had the same thing. Can that somehow be a bad thing? These are small issues and we get the job done in spite of them. If one plus one equals three, as evidenced by the profit of the New Delta, then I would hope that the solutions we have to fix Flight Operation's problems would come irrespective of whether they were initiated on Virginia Avenue or Lone Oak Drive.

Originally Posted by Cycle Pilot (Post 860927)

My solution if there air isn't hooked up properly (and I can't easily fix it by pushing a button or moving a hose a little bit) is to politely ask the rampers to fix the problem. 9 times out of 10, they'll take care of it for me. After a while, it's going to get annoying having pilots constantly bug them about the air hookup and they'll do it right... hopefully! :D

Originally Posted by acl65pilot (Post 860922)

Just figured I would point out that the 2007-2008 hires are no longer new hires! :D

Originally Posted by capncrunch (Post 860861)

And to think you could have made this a better place to work by taking the best of both worlds. Good on you for sticking to your rusty outdated guns.

It's becoming perfectly clear why I have to set my watch back fifty years when I come to the South. "we've always done it this way, why change now".

Originally Posted by tsquare (Post 860683)

He doesn't have to give a rat's a$$ what anybody thinks.. in case you haven't noticed, he is at the top of the food chain... Just because he is blunt doesn't make him right either. I find it amazing how he has deflected the whole argument HE STARTED... and even YOU buy into it. He should run for senator.