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Does anybody know IF we can swap vacation weeks? Will crew skds even consider it? I've got a reserve line in May, and want to swap my wk#1 for wk#4. IF it is a situation where it is advantageous to crew skds (you know, they're heavily staffed on the week I want off anyway), what are my chances?
Chuck

cni187

04-24-2011 06:48 PM

So what's up with the amount of 88B's on reserve this week in Atl? I commute to sit long call...guess I'm not doing much this week. Any parties in Peachtree City?

hockeypilot44

04-24-2011 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by cni187 (Post 985088)

So what's up with the amount of 88B's on reserve this week in Atl? I commute to sit long call...guess I'm not doing much this week. Any parties in Peachtree City?

Why? I haven't been to ATL in almost 3 weeks. Worked a carry-over trip the first two days of the month, then a four day. I've been long call ever since. I traded to get Easter off. Forgot to bid May, traded to get all of Memorial Day weekend off. ATLM88B is fantastic, assuming you can live on 70 hours/month. It's going to be nice getting 90 pay. Now if we could just get rid of those pesky short-calls, I'd be happy.

acl65pilot

04-25-2011 04:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Dirty (Post 984718)

I worked for F9 before coming to Delta. Now that I'm here it turns my stomach that we subsidize their flying and we guarantee profits for their parent company. This latest MEC meeting is a joke. ACL and others said "if they were ever deamed a STS then we would light the torches".... now what are those same people saying? I can't believe it. Just so we're clear Chataqua is flying routes for F9 while flying as a DCI carrier. I don't care what shell games you want to play it is a violation of our scope and if our jobs are worth anything we should light those torches!

Frontier is the fastest growing major airline... maybe I can get my old job back.

I think you need to read a few pages back and recall what my position is on this.

acl65pilot

04-25-2011 04:48 AM

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Originally Posted by hockeypilot44 (Post 984583)

Are you saying Delta is going to furlough or hire?

Agreed. There is a number attached to the rumor, but frankly it is just not worth repeating. (Its small)

acl65pilot

04-25-2011 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by JobHopper (Post 984088)

At our LEC meeting they said late May, maybe June. They also said the DC-9 initial drawdown (6 airplanes were supposed to go this year) has been put off, to commence in 2012.

AE talk is spot on.

DC-9 talk: They should keep em even with fuel where it is at. Good short range passenger jet, until the C-Series and or 717 show up :D

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