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Originally Posted by Superdad (Post 1002507)

Excuse the rant:

I thought we were into the summer flying season, why do we seem to be so overstaffed on the ER in MSP? I flew only twice in May and have been sittin around here for 4 days. What is going on?

And while I am ranting, where the hell is the AE already!?

So what are you planning to bid in Atlanta on your displacement?

Never seen so many pilots eagerly anticipating a displacement bid. Maybe it's just me by everyone wants Atlanta and no one wants a seat lock. A shocking number of Captains are going around saying they want to displace to the right seat of the 76 domestic and then displace again then the category gets combined. The quality of the trips are making everyone want to be senior.

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Originally Posted by Superdad (Post 1002507)

It's coming out at the end of April. Oops I mean beginning of May. Actually I mean end of May. Scratch that actually beginning of June. Wait isn't it the beginning of June right now? :p Seriously what's going on, why do they keep pushing it back?

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Originally Posted by Bucking Bar (Post 1002528)

I just can't see displacements out of ATL again.

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Originally Posted by Bucking Bar (Post 1002525)

Reminds me of a favorite Lewis Grizzard story.

Two rednecks are sitting on the porch on lazy afternoon and one observes the dog licking himself. Pointing at the dog he comments to the other redneck, "I wish I could do that." The other redneck replies, "well, you going to have to pet him first."

( alternate punch line "that dog will bite you." )

haha!

I'll wake up and he'll be "cleaning himself." After about 5 minutes it gets really annoying. "Ok, dog... the first couple minutes were cleaning. Now you're just on vacation.

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Originally Posted by Superdad (Post 1002507)

Short on the ATL ER. Going through 50+ reserves on the avail list a day. GS's for tomorrow handed out today.

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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp (Post 1002535)

I just can't see displacements out of ATL again.

Only way I see that is if guys MD and VD down here.

Off topic/ but what isn't on this thread

Buddy passes can only be used on mainline and dci correct? What about KLM and AF?

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Originally Posted by acl65pilot (Post 1002541)

Only way I see that is if guys MD and VD down here.

... and they are. Not since Sherman will so many Yankees be in town. The neighbors and I are going to offer redneck appreciation lessons so they understand a few basics:

A yard should contain two cars. The new one goes out front. The old one goes out back. Flat tires and kudzu are considered sculpture ... a little roadside Appalachian modern art.
Iced tea should be served cold, with a well developed patina of condensation on the side of the glass jar container. We know it is too damn sweet. The Sugar is there to place you in a catatonic state which results from a hyperglycemic coma, but with enough reserve energy that you can at least make it to the edge of the porch to pee. It is too hot to do much of anything else from June through September.
Peaches may be the State fruit, but Kudzu is the State vine. If you park you car, or your child, for very long in one location and can not find them later, cut back the kudzu. In all probability they just got over grown. Then again, if you don't care for the car, report it stolen. At least a half dozen cars are found every winter when the vine becomes dormant.
Honking your horn only makes us drive more cautious and slower. If we do move, it is because our foot slipped off the brake while rooting around in the glove box to find some ammunition.
The north side of highway 285 is the redneck autobahn. The police are afraid to venture out on that road to write tickets for fear of being run over (true actually). Just before and just after rush hour be prepared to drive at speeds between 85 and 100 miles per hour or risk getting hit from behind.
Bisecting 285 is Chamblee, also known as Chambodia. The lucky half of South Vietnam all moved here, married Chinese and Koreans and bought minivans. The combination of 285 and Chambodia is very close to a full scale version of the game frogger. Most Delta pilots lack the skills and reflexes necessary to dodge a vanload of immigrants while maintaining the flow of traffic at 100 miles per hour. As a result they move to Peachtree City to be on the exact opposite side of town from this mess. Don't feel badly ... no one else has the relexes to pull off driving here either. I once arbitrated a 85 car pile up on the North Perimeter freeway (absolutely true). I also one pulled over into the right lane, while driving over 100 in a Corvette, to let traffic behind me pass.
When traffic is not moving on 285, it is stopped. People have been observed pulled over grilling meat in a charcoal grill in the emergency lane while waiting for the traffic to clear (again, no exaggeration).

But hey, stop the Advance Displacement!

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Originally Posted by Air Transport World daily brief

IATA reported that international passenger traffic jumped 16.5% year-over-year in April. Though that figure is skewed by the volcanic ash-related airspace closures in April 2010, the organization pointed out that traffic levels during April were 7% higher than the pre-recession peak of early 2008. April capacity as measured in ASKs rose 16.8% year-over-year. The highest growth region in April was Europe, where a 29.3% uptick in international traffic was "due mostly" to the significant numbers of flight cancellations in the region in April 2010, IATA noted. Latin America followed with a 25.9% increase in international traffic. Middle East grew 12.1%, North America 11.9%, Asia/Pacific 5.1% and Africa just 1.2%.
IATA said April domestic traffic, a figure it is newly tracking, rose 4.7% year-over-year on a 3.1% increase in capacity. System-wide April traffic heightened 11.9% year-over-year on an 11.5% hike in capacity.

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Originally Posted by Superdad (Post 1002507)

Are you complaining?

I'll take 70 hours if they only use me 20 or 30. I just hate the months where you're on the hook for the better part of 18 days and only get to 69.5

80,
I hope June is more of that to come. I've got a lot of things on the to-do list :D

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Originally Posted by acl65pilot (Post 1002538)

Short on the ATL ER. Going through 50+ reserves on the avail list a day. GS's for tomorrow handed out today.

Sure seems like the ATL ER vs. domestic category manning is completely jacked up. Tons of guys on domestic reserve doing nothing while the ER guys have 2.5 pages of trip coverage. What's the latest on the domestic category going away? Last few communication bits I've seen make it seem like they are backpedaling pretty hard about when/if the domestic category goes away.

It's great to be domestic if you don't want to work, but if you'd like to try and make a little extra cash or time out early you're in the wrong place.