Apparently you missed the sarcasm. The projected numbers and times are FOD. I would rather do the status quo and continue to be treated like a circus donkey by scheduling than to be upset about them deviating every day by 200% from a published list. And, more importantly, it wastes their time putting it out when it means nothing. Good intents by the new scheduling committee, but thanks, try again.

Very nice!

Take a peek at the SLC 320B numbers. Negative or 0 for the next 9 days. I think every 320 FO except one (me) that was on reserve in SLC has now rolled PB days over Christmas. I'm on an out of base DTW GS trip and should end up with over 55 hours above guarantee this month. I still need one more to get a PB day on the 25th which shouldn't be a problem looking at the numbers. I've seen a couple guys who have around 60 hours GS pay already for the month. January #'s look the same in SLC.

Disclaimer: For those anti-GS guys lurking around, I did this to get Christmas off NOT for the pay. :)

Here's my rule of thumb. If I'm DH'ing, I carry on and do the best I can to put them in the overhead or ask the FA's for the best spot. If I'm JS'ing, I ask the CA if there's room up front and, if not, where he or she would like them or put them downstairs. Most of the time he or she will offer some room up front. If not, I walk them downstairs. Works great and keeps the girls happy.

Joking aside, gate checked 'em once on 320 during a deadhead only to have the ramp close down after we parked.
Learned my lesson there, I was just lucky then didn't get left outside during the downpour.

I believe contractually, if you are deadheading during a rotation then you must place your bags in the cabin. This may just be your flight kit and only when deadheading to start a leg, can't remember off the top of my head.
Always try to avoid the gate checking, if you can.

What category and what day? Send it over to ALPA. There is a informal agreement on shortcalls. ALPA needs to know if the company is violating it. Did you look carefully at the start dates and times. Sometimes 10 pilots on shortcall is actually 5 on one day and 5 on the next showing up on the same assignment date.

That's just so funny I have to try it. I will post the video and my hospital bill...

Delta prepares for full narrowbody analysis in early 2011
By Lori Ranson



Delta Air Lines is preparing to start discussions early next year with manufacturers about replacing its aging narrowbodies.
Speaking during the carrier's annual investor day Delta president Ed Bastian said: "We clearly need to get the DC9s retired. We clearly need to start to build a replenishment strategy for our older MD88s and some of our Airbus narrowbodies as well as the [Boeing] 757s."
Flightglobal's ACAS database shows that Delta currently operates 40 DC9s, 117 MD88s, 179 757s and 126 Airbus A320 family aircraft.
"We'll have more data as we talk to the manufacturers," says Bastian. "We've not been in a position the last couple of years because when you put two airlines together you really pop out so much capacity that you want to make sure it is fully allocated and fully productive." Delta and Northwest merged in 2008, and attained a single operating certificate from the FAA in December 2009.
Bastain explains now Delta is "at the point of the cycle where we think we should have those conversations", with airframers.
Delta's president also states the carrier is "open to different economic financial models" in acquiring new aircraft, and would consider both direct ownership and leasing.

I've also had my bag with a deadhead tag on it sent to baggage claim once. If I need the bags to start a trip, I try to get them in the cabin. If I have time to possibly search for a missing bag, or am heading home then I'll put them downstairs. I think it is actually easier to run them down the stairs and set them by the belt loader than it is to lug them down an isle and stuff them in an overhead....that's just me though.

FOM General Policies 4.1.4

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This is exactly what I do, Buzz.

The briefcase that I have handcuffed to my arm stays with me, though. We don't talk about it, though.