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Originally Posted by acl65pilot
(Post 1004811)
I suspect you will be discussing the next AE by weeks end.
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Originally Posted by nwaf16dude
(Post 1004781)
According to the latest bid monitor report almost everything is overstaffed...and my number is still greater than the total pilots required:mad:
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Originally Posted by Bill Lumberg
(Post 1004795)
I was told by BB that there would be no F's, maybe flow up hiring late this year, and when full hiring starts in earnest, it won't stop. This was a recent conversation with him in LGA.
There is no need for ppl to throw the "F" word around. |
Originally Posted by buzzpat
(Post 1004807)
Yep, the Western post-history is a sad one. What a waste of an opportunity.
Eliminating duplicate facilities is one of those 2Billion bucks in synergies. Now that we are fully integrated they can realize those savings. One question though, where are the Whale sims and are they moving? |
Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
(Post 1004797)
I think theres at least 8 open sim bays in ATL. And that's without relocating the MD-11, L1011, and old 737 sims.
This is a financial move nothing more. |
Originally Posted by acl65pilot
(Post 1004814)
The required number is the PBS min staffing number. We cannot operate there, so fret not. They tried this shortly after CH11 and it did not work. There are also a few other reasons why they will not try it again as well. DALPA is to thank on those. (Like winning a staffing grievance)
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Originally Posted by Bill Lumberg
(Post 1004809)
You mean into Natco? No talk of shrinking MSP or DTW ops. I was told MSP will be a major MD90 base, with some 320, 330 maybe, and 7ERs. DTW will probably look about the same, with an addition of 737s or MD88s to cover the DC9 departures. The void in MSP will be Natco, and that was probably always known.
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Originally Posted by NuGuy
(Post 1004767)
One thing is for sure, if they feel they will have the excess time to move sims, they obviously feel they won't be needed for pilot training.
Looks like I was right about no hiring in 2011. Personally, I think Bar was right, just a bit early in his prediction. Nu Maybe maybe not. Reality is that this will require them to front load a lot of training on this AE that will soon be published. |
Originally Posted by nwaf16dude
(Post 1004820)
Yeah, I understand all that, but it still sucks to be technically excess after 12 years.
That my friend is synergy. :eek: PBS min staffing is really just a number. I suspect that the min we can operate the sked with is about 5-6% more than that staffing number. (Active line pilots) I know that in ATL we are way short on the ER. Not as short as we have been the last few months but short. |
Originally Posted by buzzpat
(Post 1004805)
They'll probably winnow that down to 3 (as many -800 sims as we have) and increase the number of sim sessions per day. Back in the day, DAL training went around the clock to max utilize the sims.
Yes we had/(still have?) training around the clock but, contractually, we cannot be scheduled to do the "E" period sim (early morning hours). Caveat: Unless you are a new hire. Denny 13. A pilot will not be: a. assigned to: 2) ground or flight simulator training, including briefing and debriefing, between 0100 and 0500 (local time) during qualification training. Exception: An entry level pilot may be so assigned during such 0100 - 0500 period. |
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