Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
01-18-2011, 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by acl65pilot
Just positioning for the summer. 365 bid will be out in April/May and that one is rumored to be b-i-g.
01-18-2011, 10:42 AM
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nothing big in this ae....so a big curve ball they got delayed this? don't see much here at all
01-18-2011, 10:58 AM
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No 320 movements in this AE or DC-9 as was rumored earlier. I guess that'll be part of the "big one" this summer. Looks like some decent upward mobility for some, though, particularly in Detroit.
01-18-2011, 11:21 AM
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The 20 MD-88 surpluses in MSP might shake some things up a bit for some of the junior guys currently in training for their new ER/320 seats.
There are guys that bid MSP 88 when it first opened (Delta South guys looking to get into MSP & Delta North guys looking to get off the -9) that were then seat locked when all the MSP ER & 320 positions came available.
They will now be able to take a voluntary displacement into them being the bottom of the ER & 320 list's are so junior.
There are guys that bid MSP 88 when it first opened (Delta South guys looking to get into MSP & Delta North guys looking to get off the -9) that were then seat locked when all the MSP ER & 320 positions came available.
They will now be able to take a voluntary displacement into them being the bottom of the ER & 320 list's are so junior.
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01-18-2011, 11:36 AM
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So they are shifting pilots to understaff the MD88 category so as to sync up the new hires into the MD88 as the new 90s start making it out to the line?
Or are they actually shrinking the 88 category system wide?
Or are they actually shrinking the 88 category system wide?
01-18-2011, 11:37 AM
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Don't really see a need for any displacements in ATL or NYC. The openings on more senior equipment there will almost certainly generate enough movement off the M88 to cover the surpluses. Openings in WB categories in DTW might generate enough movement from MSP to DTW to knockout displacements in MSP as well.
01-18-2011, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by sailingfun
If however I were SEA based I would be very worried.
01-18-2011, 11:45 AM
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The surplus on the 88 is because some of the MD-90's that were planned on making it to the line will not make it to the line for summer 2011 flying. No more no less.
01-18-2011, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by FlyinPiker
The 20 MD-88 surpluses in MSP might shake some things up a bit for some of the junior guys currently in training for their new ER/320 seats.
There are guys that bid MSP 88 when it first opened (Delta South guys looking to get into MSP & Delta North guys looking to get off the -9) that were then seat locked when all the MSP ER & 320 positions came available.
They will now be able to take a voluntary displacement into them being the bottom of the ER & 320 list's are so junior.
There are guys that bid MSP 88 when it first opened (Delta South guys looking to get into MSP & Delta North guys looking to get off the -9) that were then seat locked when all the MSP ER & 320 positions came available.
They will now be able to take a voluntary displacement into them being the bottom of the ER & 320 list's are so junior.
Keep in mind a voluntary displacement is only awarded if the pilot that would have been displaced can hold it. Add to that, with the positive movement elsewhere in this bid, I would be very surprised if anyone actually got displaced on this bid. The surpluses in those categories will be taken care of with pilots bidding up.
01-18-2011, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by sailingfun
If however I were SEA based I would be very worried.
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