Heyas Reroute,

Those orders have been on the books for as long as anyone can remember.

They are "placeholders" for options.

Nu

Maybe that is good news and what he really means by that is he intends to withhold signature on any PWA that does not contain adequate gains all around, including scope recapture. That would certainly be for the greater good, right? I'm sure that's what he meant...

Makes sense. I suppose it keeps DAL at the front of the line

If you see me walking funny through ops, it's because crew scheduling has attached their leash far into my nether regions. I bid to the 73N to be more senior, and I've done nothing but moved backward. I'm gonna

I got in from a redeye at 6am and then had to be right back at work for a 2045 sign in tonight. Googly. Moogly. I ran into another fellow 73N reserve and she just started laughing when she saw me... had seen the assignment on iCrew. Stalker.

As far as the picture, I think you have the wrong guy. The dude motorboating the bride was me. This one can't be right as I'm an only child. I expected more of you. :( I am thoroughly creeped out by the husbandly hand on mom by son.



Oh, and if Carl doesn't look like Bill Murray in real life, I want a full refund from APC.

I guess that's what threw me. The 744 and the 777 have the same mission. Nearly every time it takes off, it is with a crew of 4 - just like the 777. Yet the 744 has 28 pilots per aircraft, compared to the 777 at 35 pilots per aircraft.

"Rounding" up from 3.1 to 4 isn't rounding...it's exaggerating.

Carl

Interesting that you would just quote the first sentence of Moak's response, instead of the rest of it. I'll repost the whole answer for you because I wanted you to read just a little further.

Capt Moak: "...Local pilot leaders chart the course of negotiations and - through consensus of their members - make the decisions on priorities. At the national and international level, our highest priority is to help pilot leaders at different carriers visualize favorable contract patterns across the industry and provide the resources to reach a contract that ensures the greater good for the entire profession. Contracts that focus solely on self-interests will inevitably lower the high standards that this union has established for eight decades and in the end hurt all of us."

Carl

I'm sure too. ;)

Carl

Carl, I think that is an EXCELLENT national philosophy. What Capt. Moak just said was, "If you, Delta ALPA, sell out scope for higher pay rates then your contract is focused 'solely on self-interests and will inevitably lower the high standards that this union has established for eight decades and in the end hurt all of us.'" How true!

What's not to like about that? By my line of thinking, any contract that increases outsourcing to the lowest bidder violates his objective, and thus he has offered national level resources to ensure the greater good for the entire profession. Anyone who thinks the greater good rests with more outsourcing to the lowest bidder is wrong; and no where in his statement does he indicate that is his purpose. Similarly, any regional contract that tries to undermine a fellow regional is also focused "solely on self-interests and will inevitably lower the high standards that this union has established for eight decades and in the end hurt all of us" and thus, is also, against national ALPA policy.

Well I look a little different. As you can see, my love of Japanese food has led to a significant man-boob problem.


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Carl

I thought you would.

Really? That's what he said? Strange, but I didn't read your quote anywhere in his interview. I'll go read it again. ;)

You have a right to your line of thinking, but you forget that it was Capt. Moak (and his predecessors) that DID allow outsourcing to the lowest bidder. As a matter of fact, Capt. Moak has publicly stated over and over that RJ's are good for Delta Air Lines.

I believe the evidence is clear from Moak's history that what he meant was that any attempt to recapture Scope by the majors will hurt our regional brothers and will be considered "self-interests"...which will be fought by ALPA national with its considerable resources.

Carl