Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
11-23-2010 | 05:58 PM
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I'm going to go back to reserve *****ing. We had 4 trips in open time starting in DTW tomorrow. They were covered at 8am this morning as usual. 0 trips have been assigned or in open time since. We have 7 pilots sitting short call tomorrow. According to the very company-generous short-call chart, we only need 5. I'll be surprised if 2 short calls are actually used tomorrow.
This is why I will do a word search of our next contract and if I find the words "company/may/might/should/try/
waive/waiver/attempt/best effort/
it is a no from me. I like black and white.
11-23-2010 | 06:01 PM
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11-23-2010 | 06:06 PM
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11-23-2010 | 06:09 PM
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;-) I'll work on that for you maybe tomorrow!
11-23-2010 | 06:09 PM
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11-23-2010 | 06:27 PM
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I truly can't understand this obsession with the management pilots.
Do you guys really have that much interaction with those people?
I don't think I've ever met one higher up than a LCA. (I take that back. The Chief Line Check Airman gave me my IOE on the 737. Nice guy. Excellent pilot. Likes German beer. Bought the German beer. We got along great.
)
Things must have been VERY different at Northwest.
Somehow I've managed to fly the Widget for 20 years and can't remember a single thing that was particularly remarkable or controversial about any fleet captain we've ever had. They do their job and I do mine.
Maybe its just me. I must be missing something.
Do you guys really have that much interaction with those people?
I don't think I've ever met one higher up than a LCA. (I take that back. The Chief Line Check Airman gave me my IOE on the 737. Nice guy. Excellent pilot. Likes German beer. Bought the German beer. We got along great.
)Things must have been VERY different at Northwest.
Somehow I've managed to fly the Widget for 20 years and can't remember a single thing that was particularly remarkable or controversial about any fleet captain we've ever had. They do their job and I do mine.
Maybe its just me. I must be missing something.
One example, Question I asked CS - Why can't we fix the QRH to read "When entering KZAK FIR with CPDLC/ADS include destination and aircraft registration on initial radio contact."
Another example - Old procedure with APU inop at the gate was to start BOTH engines prior to push and we had to start them in reverse order from normal ops. NRT tow-in gates allow one engine to be started at idle. E-mails to CS and JD...
Another example - ICN De-icing with APU inop. At the time ICN required APU power for de-icing at the gate and NW procedures required APU power with engines shutdown for remote de-icing. Catch 22 with no legal procedure in our books. Call to JD on sat phone...
I suppose at DAL first call would be to the duty pilot, who is likely not qualified on the aircraft who will then call CS or JD. Easier just to call them direct for aircraft specific stuff or email them directly for non time critical stuff.
11-23-2010 | 06:31 PM
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Delta: Flight attendant union alleges interference
ATLANTA (AP) -- Delta Air Lines Inc. says the Association of Flight Attendants is claiming the company interfered in a recent union election.
The union narrowly lost the election to represent 20,000 Delta flight attendants earlier this month. Union officials immediately claimed the company improperly influenced flight attendants to vote against the union.
Delta says the union is disregarding the will of the majority of flight attendants. The airline says the interference claim will keep it from matching pay and benefits between flight attendants who came from Northwest and those who have been at Delta all along. Delta bought Northwest in 2008.
The National Mediation Board will look into the claims. It can either dismiss them or order a re-vote.
11-23-2010 | 06:32 PM
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11-23-2010 | 06:35 PM
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satch, come on, last year heisman, undefeated season, bcs title... now just let Auburn have a heisman, undefeated season and national title.
Like it or not, back to back years of rival schools in the same state running the cycle is pretty crazy.
Like it or not, back to back years of rival schools in the same state running the cycle is pretty crazy.
11-23-2010 | 06:41 PM
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