Maybe he is making up for the "Tanskley Lawsuit" failure ... It's almost impossible to live on a frozen pension benefit of 10000/month :)

Actually it used to be in their redbook. The exact verbage was "Once an hour once at cruise" I can't find it anymore. Most of our FA's haven't read their own redbook so it wouldn't matter anyway.

Cherry on top would be a couple of FC PS passes. :)

A few years ago, we were flying MSP_RJAA on a 747 and had not heard from the FA's untill we called them for some coffee,.....six and a half hours into the flight :)

Things are better now on the 88 :)

Allow me to share my personal thoughts:

If I have to pee, I call them.
If I get thirsty, I call them.
If I get hungry, I call them.

So long as they are professional and courteous in their response to those calls, I honestly don't care if they ever check on us. We're not teenagers; we don't need someone checking on us every hour to make sure we're alive? awake? not lost?

Just my opinion.

Just need a little help. I have been out "sick" since mid OCT following foot surgery. It looks like it will be Mar before I will get back. I will run out of sick leave after Jan. I know I can get DPMA benefits but what is my next step and who should I contact. I have looked at the PWA but I am not an attorney nor did I sleep at a Holiday Inn so I am kind of lost. Thanks in advance for any info. CPSC?

Call the ALPA benefits specialist and then call DPMA directly. Make sure you do it at least a couple of weeks in advance so you don't miss pay.

Just an observation but having flown JFK TLV all summer they call a lot. Early Nov DTW NGO 4 hrs plus before we got a call asking would we like anything.

Thanks. Will do.

Someone makes 255 hrs for Dec. The way I see it, that is two pilot positions that other pilots could have upgraded to. We shoot ourselves in the foot by chasing the almighty dollar. I for one don't think it's great. I think Dal should staff the airline with the required staff. More upgrades and a better run airline.