Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
11-19-2010, 06:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Check Essential
PCS for the following month doesn't start til the 20th.
Green slips and reserve yellow slips are only for "same day/next day".
White slips go before swaps in the "beyond next day" awards.
Approval of trip swaps that aren't identical days depends heavily on reserve coverage.
Good luck. December is always tough.
Green slips and reserve yellow slips are only for "same day/next day".
White slips go before swaps in the "beyond next day" awards.
Approval of trip swaps that aren't identical days depends heavily on reserve coverage.
Good luck. December is always tough.
11-19-2010, 06:16 AM
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Hamsterdam!
Originally Posted by buzzpat
Ahh, who cares....used to be really cool here.
I'm just alarmed that nobody has noticed my new avatar. I was, at one time, so proud. Now, not so much.
I'll just go away now....(sounds of TSA-approved shoes, g-string and falsies walking away).....
I'm just alarmed that nobody has noticed my new avatar. I was, at one time, so proud. Now, not so much.
I'll just go away now....(sounds of TSA-approved shoes, g-string and falsies walking away).....
I was trying to finger out what the hell that was in you avatar. I have seen it before, now I got it.
It's the
Kia Soul Hamster Rap Goes Viral
I'm not sure what it means, but it's got a catchy tune....
Do, Dah, Dipty!
Last edited by Amish Pilot; 11-19-2010 at 11:34 AM.
11-19-2010, 06:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Rhino Driver
Thanks Check. So in a perfect world, if the reserve coverage is adequate and there are no white slips, could I expect to have PCS assign these trips to me on the 20th?
Last edited by Check Essential; 11-19-2010 at 07:46 AM.
11-19-2010, 06:33 AM
seeing the large hubs...
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Originally Posted by forgot to bid
Not that we fly A380s, but it is kind of an interesting story...
Here are just SOME of the problems Richard had in Singapore last week
aboard QF32…. I won’t bother mentioning the engine explosion!....
oops… mentioned the engine explosion, sorry…..
* massive fuel leak in the left mid fuel tank (the beast has 11
tanks, including in the horizontal stabiliser on the tail)
* massive fuel leak in the left inner fuel tank
* a hole on the flap canoe/fairing that you could fit your upper body through
* the aft gallery in the fuel system failed, preventing many fuel
transfer functions
* fuel jettison had problems due to the previous problem above
* bloody great hole in the upper wing surface
* partial failure of leading edge slats
* partial failure of speed brakes/ground spoilers
* shrapnel damage to the flaps
* TOTAL loss of all hydraulic fluid in the Green System (beast has 2
x 5,000 PSI systems, Green and Yellow)
* manual extension of landing gear
* loss of 1 generator and associated systems
* loss of brake anti-skid system
* unable to shutdown adjacent #1 engine using normal method after
landing due to major damage to systems
* unable to shutdown adjacent #1 engine using using the fire
switch!!!!!!!! Therefore, no fire protection was available for that
engine after the explosion in #2
* ECAM warnings about major fuel imbalance because of fuel leaks on
left side, that were UNABLE to be fixed with cross-feeding
* fuel trapped in Trim Tank (in the tail). Therefore, possible major
CofG out-of-balance condition for landing. Yikes!
* and much more to come….......
Richard was in the left seat, FO in the right), SO in the 2nd obs seat
(right rear, also with his own Radio Management Panel, so he probably
did
most of the coordination with the ground), Capt Dave Evans in the 1st
obs seat (middle). He is a Check & Training Captain who was training
Harry
Wubbin to be one also. Harry was in the 3rd obs seat (left rear).
All 5 guys were FLAT OUT busy, especially the FO who would have been
processing complicated ‘ECAM’ messages and procedures that were
seemingly never-ending!
11-19-2010, 06:35 AM
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Originally Posted by buzzpat
I'm just alarmed that nobody has noticed my new avatar. I was, at one time, so proud. Now, not so much.
11-19-2010, 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted by DAL 88 Driver
Really important point you bring up there! I see a "perfect storm" being created right now that is going to cause some serious accidents in the future. Dumbed down training combined with paying HALF for airline pilots is a very careless and reckless thing to do! This profession cannot possibly be attracting the same caliber people (in general) as it has typically attracted. And then you take people who just aren't as sharp and give them watered down training. It's an accident waiting to happen IMO.
A Pinnacle RJ with no pax over Missouri and a Colgan Q-400 with 50 people in Buffalo.
Two "professional airline crews" who basically didn't understand the fundamentals of aerodynamics or the machinery they were operating.
It will eventually work its way to the majors.
We are "coasting" on 50 years of safety momentum right now.
Last edited by Check Essential; 11-19-2010 at 07:47 AM.
11-19-2010, 06:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Amish Pilot
Hi Buzz,
I was try to finger out what the hell that was in you avatar. I have seen it before, now I got it.
It's the
Kia Soul Hamster Rap Goes Viral
I'm not sure what it means, but it's got a catchy tune....
Do, Dah, Dipty!
I was try to finger out what the hell that was in you avatar. I have seen it before, now I got it.
It's the
Kia Soul Hamster Rap Goes Viral
I'm not sure what it means, but it's got a catchy tune....
Do, Dah, Dipty!
11-19-2010, 07:00 AM
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Below wing ACS and Delta Cargo warehouse employees reject IAM representation
November 18, 2010
Delta below wing Airport Customer Service and Delta Cargo warehouse employees rejected representation by the International Association of Machinists. The National Mediation Board said Thursday that 10,593 votes were cast, representing 81% of eligible voters, with 53.6% voting against IAM representation.
This is the seventh workgroup in which representation was resolved since Delta’s merger, resulting in no union for the more than 40,000 employees in these groups. Delta’s flight attendants rejected Association of Flight Attendants representation earlier this month. Delta’s simulator technicians twice rejected IAM representation in 2010, and Delta’s meteorologists rejected union representation in March 2009. Delta’s aircraft maintenance technicians and technical writers/planners also resolved representation in early 2009, with the Northwest unions voluntarily relinquishing their premerger certifications.
“Once again Delta people have clearly stated their preference for working directly with their leaders to make Delta a great place to work for all employees and the global airline of choice for our customers,” said Mike Campbell, e.v.p.-Human Resources and Labor Relations, in a press release. “In multiple elections across many workgroups, tens of thousands of Delta employees continue to reaffirm the importance of maintaining the generations-old set of values set forth by our founder C.E. Woolman.”
Gil West, s.v.p.-ACS, said in a memo that Delta is ready to begin the process of aligning pay, benefits and work rules, and producing a single seniority list as quickly as possible.
“The actual date when we can begin this transition will largely depend on whether the IAM respects your decision or chooses to file interference claims,” he said. “We believe the IAM has no basis for filing interference, but if they do, we will not be in a position to align pay, benefits and work rules until the final resolution of representation is achieved.”
He challenged above wing ACS, customer-facing Delta Cargo and Reservation Sales colleagues to make their voices heard by voting in the upcoming Passenger Service election, which ends Dec. 7.
“To our above wing colleagues, I challenge you to beat Fleet’s turnout rate!” he said “As our Dept. 120, CGO Warehouse and IFS people have shown, your vote truly does matter. I hope you will join them in making your voice heard.”
Interesting developments at Delta here... will the pilot group be the only one left with union representation?
11-19-2010, 07:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Columbia
someone needs a Thighmaster for Xmas.
11-19-2010, 07:13 AM
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U.S. airline pilots will be exempted from physical checks at airport security checkpoints so federal screeners can better focus their attention on passengers, the Transportation Security Administration chief said.
Pilots starting next year will be able to move through checkpoints with proof of their identity, said John Pistole, who leads the security agency, in an interview today in Washington. He is in talks with flight attendants about similar exemptions, he said.
“This one seemed to jump out as a common-sense issue,” Pistole said. “Why don’t we trust pilots who are literally in charge of the aircraft?”
Pilots have sought faster screening for years and intensified those efforts in recent weeks after the agency said they would be subject to body scans and pat-down searches.
“Screening airline pilots for the possession of threat objects does not enhance security,” the Air Line Pilots Association, the world’s largest crew union with 53,000 members, said in a Nov. 12 statement. “Pilots have the safety of their passengers and aircraft in their hands on every flight.”
Pilots Object
Other unions representing 14,800 pilots at AMR Corp.’s American Airlines and US Airways Group Inc. urged members to avoid body scanners, which would force the workers to get pat- downs and potentially add to logjams at security lanes.
Pistole and executives at his agency have been meeting with pilot unions and airlines in recent weeks in anticipation of today’s announcement.
“We are actively exploring options,” Pistole told the Senate Homeland Security Committee Nov. 16. Given that a pilot is entrusted to operate an airplane and assume responsibility for passenger safety, “why do we have the screening for them?” he asked.
David Bates, president of the Allied Pilots Association, which represents American Airlines’ 9,600 active pilots, told members in a Nov. 1 e-mail that body scanners “could be harmful to your health” by exposing them to radiation beyond what they receive from flying aircraft.
The union recommended that pilots use designated crew lines for screening where available, and otherwise decline scanner exposure and request an alternative in a private area.
The US Airline Pilots Association, which represents pilots at US Airways, gave similar advice to its members and urged pilots to make sure they have a witness to any pat-down search.
To contact the reporter for this story: John Hughes in Washington [email protected].
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Bernie Kohn at [email protected].
Pilots starting next year will be able to move through checkpoints with proof of their identity, said John Pistole, who leads the security agency, in an interview today in Washington. He is in talks with flight attendants about similar exemptions, he said.
“This one seemed to jump out as a common-sense issue,” Pistole said. “Why don’t we trust pilots who are literally in charge of the aircraft?”
Pilots have sought faster screening for years and intensified those efforts in recent weeks after the agency said they would be subject to body scans and pat-down searches.
“Screening airline pilots for the possession of threat objects does not enhance security,” the Air Line Pilots Association, the world’s largest crew union with 53,000 members, said in a Nov. 12 statement. “Pilots have the safety of their passengers and aircraft in their hands on every flight.”
Pilots Object
Other unions representing 14,800 pilots at AMR Corp.’s American Airlines and US Airways Group Inc. urged members to avoid body scanners, which would force the workers to get pat- downs and potentially add to logjams at security lanes.
Pistole and executives at his agency have been meeting with pilot unions and airlines in recent weeks in anticipation of today’s announcement.
“We are actively exploring options,” Pistole told the Senate Homeland Security Committee Nov. 16. Given that a pilot is entrusted to operate an airplane and assume responsibility for passenger safety, “why do we have the screening for them?” he asked.
David Bates, president of the Allied Pilots Association, which represents American Airlines’ 9,600 active pilots, told members in a Nov. 1 e-mail that body scanners “could be harmful to your health” by exposing them to radiation beyond what they receive from flying aircraft.
The union recommended that pilots use designated crew lines for screening where available, and otherwise decline scanner exposure and request an alternative in a private area.
The US Airline Pilots Association, which represents pilots at US Airways, gave similar advice to its members and urged pilots to make sure they have a witness to any pat-down search.
To contact the reporter for this story: John Hughes in Washington [email protected].
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Bernie Kohn at [email protected].
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