Airline Pilot Central Forums - Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?

Last I heard (thru CPSC and chief pilots office in ATL) was an indefinite hold on the first/small A.E. This was told to me on 1/8. Everyone knows it is constantly changing, I'm sure it has changed 5 times since then!

TANSTAAFL

01-13-2011 06:12 AM

Anyone going to the DTW base visit today please take copious notes and share here.

Ask about or take notes on:

A/E, fleet plans (new, used, out of desert, MD90), acft base changes, profit sharing, schedules/crew tracking, hiring, AK or other mergers, the usual.....

caddis

01-13-2011 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by acl65pilot (Post 928760)

Many of the pilots took MARTA and got to the airport.

We took MARTA as well. The problem is if you are not Mecca based you did not know about MARTA or where the stops were.

We ended up figuring it out on our own. The issue is this I have no problem taking MARTA or doing something to help out during IROPS but when the companies handling of crews is bordering on incompetence it is unacceptable.

2 plus on hours to get to speak to a person in crew tracking, same for crew accommodations. Finally called to the Chief Pilots office in MSP to let them know we would not make our flight due to lack of transportation.

TheManager

01-13-2011 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by TANSTAAFL (Post 929351)

How about the epic implosion of our operation and specifically the crew accomodation/tracking failure. Telling people to sleep in the lounge. Really? 3+ hour wait times on hold! This function of the company has been below standards since it was outsourced even on good days.

LandGreen2

01-13-2011 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by NERD (Post 929215)

Just flew with a newhire (40hrs on the 320, was better than alot of Fos that have been on the 320 for 10+ yrs.) If he is representative of what we have hired, I am impressed. Not a flow thru, just a off the street regional pilot.

if he is better than a lot of fo's that have been on the bus for 10 years, doesn't that mean he must be better than a lot of ca's that have been on the bus for 15 years? lol!

caddis

01-13-2011 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Gunfighter (Post 928716)

Now that we've figured out how to save $100 Delta Dollars on an overbook, maybe our tech gurus could work on an automated system of re-routes and communication. I'll bet it's worth more than $100.

It is on the way...we had this on the north side and it is a great system.

Not sure if it will be the same but it would give you a robo call to tell you to check your schedule for changes. You could check via that phone call or you could go to the computer.

This will be a great leap forward during irops.

Columbia

01-13-2011 06:28 AM

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Originally Posted by TANSTAAFL (Post 929351)

You forgot estimated time to upgrade based on 65 and 70. :)

caddis

01-13-2011 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Bucking Bar (Post 928778)

EVO 4G. Droid is so last month.

Picked up my EVO in December best phone I have ever owned, and that is saying something. I have had 3 versions of the TREO, 2 Blackberrys, and one other Driod phone. The EVO with the Andriod OS is by far the best.

I am looking forward to the release of the Motorola Tablet with the Andriod Honeycomb OS.

I am with you Google is going to give Apple a run for their money.

When you tether your EVO are you using PDA net?

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