Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
11-24-2010, 05:23 PM
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Thanks Buzz. Looking forward to it. No more reserve and the trips are no worse than junior ER stuff. Plus no more HECA layovers.
11-24-2010, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by satchip
Good news is its my fini flight on the ER category. Hello 800 training, after all of December off of course!
11-24-2010, 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by satchip
Thanks Buzz. Looking forward to it. No more reserve and the trips are no worse than junior ER stuff. Plus no more HECA layovers.
11-24-2010, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Bill Lumberg
Rumors:
717s from Mexicana (25 ex Midwest planes sitting in MEX right now)
A330s via Boeing (Currently used by Saudia that will be replaced by 777s)
600-800 newhires next year.
Discuss.
717s from Mexicana (25 ex Midwest planes sitting in MEX right now)
A330s via Boeing (Currently used by Saudia that will be replaced by 777s)
600-800 newhires next year.
Discuss.
As for the 717, Boeing Capital recently reconfigured a stored Midwest bird and flew it to Boeing Field so Capital and Marketing people could look it over and get familiar with the plane. The idea being that Capital wants to lease the entire 25 717's from Midwest to one airline and not in bits and pieces around the world.
Sending the 717 to Seattle was a prelude to an aggressive marketing campaign at airlines. So, to me, this says there is no imminent deal with Delta, otherwise Boeing wouldn't be going to these lengths...
11-24-2010, 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by satchip
I was 8 deep in my reserve bucket but I got a trip tomorrow because everyone above me was on sc.
Good news is its my fini flight on the ER category. Hello 800 training, after all of December off of course!
Good news is its my fini flight on the ER category. Hello 800 training, after all of December off of course!
New guys finishing training, pay attention to what I just wrote. The reserve availability list is nearly useless. NEVER rely on just it to determine if you'll commute to/from base.
11-24-2010, 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by johnso29
Ah, the good ole RUO. Trips go to LC guys first, plus you have no idea which LCs with lower a RAW then you may have a FAR 24/7 rest issue, 30/7 issue, or are perhaps finishing a trip on THAT day but are still on the Reserve Availability List even though they aren't available. Still don't know what genius designed that one.
New guys finishing training, pay attention to what I just wrote. The reserve availability list is nearly useless. NEVER rely on just it to determine if you'll commute to/from base.
New guys finishing training, pay attention to what I just wrote. The reserve availability list is nearly useless. NEVER rely on just it to determine if you'll commute to/from base.
. For New Guys:
One nice thing that we do have is a two-hour commute to base. You can catch a flight in as long as it gets in within two hours of your short call starting. It just requires a call to scheduling letting them know.
e.g. You have 8am shortcall. You can catch a flight that gets you into base by 10am or earlier.
11-24-2010, 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by johnso29
Ah, the good ole RUO. Trips go to LC guys first, plus you have no idea which LCs with lower a RAW then you may have a FAR 24/7 rest issue, 30/7 issue, or are perhaps finishing a trip on THAT day but are still on the Reserve Availability List even though they aren't available. Still don't know what genius designed that one.
New guys finishing training, pay attention to what I just wrote. The reserve availability list is nearly useless. NEVER rely on just it to determine if you'll commute to/from base.
New guys finishing training, pay attention to what I just wrote. The reserve availability list is nearly useless. NEVER rely on just it to determine if you'll commute to/from base.
11-24-2010, 07:11 PM
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11-24-2010, 08:31 PM
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Vacation planning and non-rev questions for the Asia experts follow:
Thinking of taking a February vacation to Japan using Nagoya as a base. Looking at a trip to Kyoto and skiing at Nagano as primary activities. Realizing the Yen rate is heinous, anybody have any experience and recommendations on this type of trip? Any issues non-revving in and out of NGO? NRT will be the backup.
Thinking of taking a February vacation to Japan using Nagoya as a base. Looking at a trip to Kyoto and skiing at Nagano as primary activities. Realizing the Yen rate is heinous, anybody have any experience and recommendations on this type of trip? Any issues non-revving in and out of NGO? NRT will be the backup.
11-25-2010, 03:59 AM
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ATL reserve to Africa
Wondering how often ATL based ER FO's getting called to fly trips to Africa. I check every so often and have not seen an Africa trip assigned to reserve pilots yet.
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