GSWC is a whole different level of desperation on the part of scheduling. You generally only see those given out with extreme IROP situations in categories that are very short staffed. They have a lot of other ways to get rid of open trips before they get to that point.

GSWC does go in seniority order. But they would have to go through all the regular greenslip requests (without conflict) long before they would ever start processing the GSWC requests. Does that make sense?

Oh yeah.. I forgot. Getting paid guarantee to sit at home with the family is a horrible deal.

"Loop back" is a little known provision that refers to a maneuver only authorized to be flown by NewK in the DC-9. :D

Perhaps they mean this:

http://getadviced.com/wp-content/upl...e-lacing11.jpg

Or this, which i think has something to do with raw value calculations:
http://www.bobhobby.com/wp-content/u...andshaking.jpg

But I think this next one is the most likely possibility... notice it stealthily moving right by ATL twice:

http://www.wunderground.com/data/dhc...s/at190608.gif

At least you can get a t-shirt for it:

http://rlv.zcache.com/127_0_0_1_loop...31qw9y_400.jpg

Stay at the Panamerican. Its not great but they'll pick you up at the T3 horseshoe and drop you at LGA in the AM, all part of the package...

Stay 5 times and the 6th is free...

Cheers
George

There was a rumor a couple years ago that one of the perfumed princes on the 4th floor had declared a double secret moratorium on green slips with conflict. For scheduling to award one required an act of Congress and blessing from the Pope.
Apparently they figured out that the dropped trips and the FAR conflicts backed up faster than they were able to recover from even after the IROP ended. It didn't take too many GSWCs before they sort of created their own version of "rolling thunder" up there in scheduling.
In most cases its more efficient to just cancel flights rather than give out more than one or two GSWCs in any given category.

Holy @#$%, not a stinking rj.

Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) will use Boeing 737-800 flights with 160 seats for this service. The flight will leave Reno at 12.55 pm to reach Minneapolis at 6.10 p.m. the fight will return from Minneapolis at 11.30 a.m. and reach Reno at 1.05 p.m.

Does anybody ever really get a GS? In Seattle as an A330 Capt I have yet to see any one ever get a GS. I have begun to think that it is a form of mythology. Or as the way to haze a new guy, like in the early days for a new guy working at an FBO to send him next door for "a bucket of propwash"... Or a snipe hunt. Please tell me that the emperor actually has clothes .

Yes. Thanks for the explanation, 88. I now know where I stand. Last in line again. :)