Prior to the merger this was not possible to do because the longest trips were 6 days with 5 days of max carry in credit.
Now with 12 day long trips guys can carry in a full month of credit AND get paid 2 weeks of vacation.
They are flying a full month and getting paid their vacation at the same time.
If you sold your vacation back, at the end of the year your credit paid would be approximately the same as this.
Not everybody can do this carry in + vacation pay thing.
You must be senion enough to bid vacations in the second half of a bid period and have long trips in your catagory.
I'm not for or against this and it is legal under our contract.
This is just an unforseen result of the merger.

Isn't it funny how you can miss things? And it wasn't like trying to spot the C141 picture amongst the German girls kissing.

I flew many trips from 9 to 13 days long prior to the merger. They are not something new since the merger. They have always been around depending on what category you are in. I really miss the Capetown layover which was perhaps the best layover in the entire system. Sadly you had to layover twice in Dakar to get one CPT layover.

Thanks dragon, just the info I needed.:)

They have 14 years to decide now, based on certain things... The 10 year cut off date was modified slightly after the merger-


<<<On a totally different topic, but the 10 year mark is nearing for furloughed pilots to return to mother DAL. Any guess as to how many of the 243 that are still on bypass will actually return. This could have a big impact as to when we may actually hire off the street again.

Thoughts?>>>

Vacation Move ups
 

Piggybacking on Amish Pilot, I have vacation at the end of summer I would like to move up. I've looked at the contract and with my public school edumacation, couldn't quite answer my own question. How do I submit a move up bid and when does it have to be submitted. Do I have to move the entire block (over 2 weeks) or can a portion of it be moved (1 week block)? I would do whatever would make it the most likely to move any or all of it to a earlier time. It starts 28 Aug so it cuts across Aug and Sep. Thanks in advance for any help.

7. A pilot who has bypassed recall will be subject to the following:
a. he will be ineligible to receive furlough pay,
b. he may only return to duty:
1) in conjunction with a subsequent recall or new hire class, and
2) if he has notified the Company in writing of his desire to accept recall at least 30
days in advance of the class date on which he wishes to return.
Note one: The Company is not required to recall pilots in numbers greater than it
deems necessary in a new-hire or recall class.
Note two: If there are more pilots who have bypassed recall that seek to return to
duty than the Company has determined is required, such pilots will be returned to
duty, in seniority order and prior to any new hire, in conjunction with Company
scheduled new hire or recall classes,
and
c. his employment will be terminated if he does not return to duty within ten years from
his date of furlough.

Icrew > hit OK for the message about your medical > hit OK for the message about quarterly training > hit OK again for Bulletins > hit OK for the latest deadliest overnight warning > hit OK on whatever the next message is > hit OK again, blah blah blah > How about another OK, OK? Go for it... :D

I did this multiple times this year, you want to get in asap and I'm not sure when they run it but it looks like its monthly once lines are awarded or on the first day of the month. Not sure.

Icrew > Bids > Vacation > Move-Up Vacation Bids > Move Entire Primary/Seconday/etc. Vacation > Select which week you're moving Primary/Seconday/etc. > Add Bids > enter your new weeks preferences.

If you need to see the weeks go to Icrew > Bids > Vacation > Display VC Start Date Selection Numbers for Moveup/Rebid Vacation

Got your answer EXAF, Vacation move ups close on the 1st and are posted by the 5th of every month.

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