Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
06-09-2011 | 04:10 AM
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From: 767 FO
What are the advantages of these larger "AE" (displacement) bids compared to a monthly, or quarterly, system? It seems like a lot rides on the outcome of these for pilots, crew planning and the accountants. Months are spent tweaking the plan, then fuel, market conditions, or some other factor changes and then it seems everyone starts "we should of ..."
Smaller bids would allow much greater flexibility and certainty. Why do we have our AE system? Was it mostly to avoid seasonal furloughs?
Smaller bids would allow much greater flexibility and certainty. Why do we have our AE system? Was it mostly to avoid seasonal furloughs?
How about a North guy chime in and explain how the NWA system worked. As someone who is going back on Reserve after almost 4 years as a line holder, I like the idea of block and reserve basing. What about the rest. The good/bad and the ugly please.
thanks,
fish
06-09-2011 | 04:31 AM
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From: Light Chop
What are the advantages of these larger "AE" (displacement) bids compared to a monthly, or quarterly, system? It seems like a lot rides on the outcome of these for pilots, crew planning and the accountants. Months are spent tweaking the plan, then fuel, market conditions, or some other factor changes and then it seems everyone starts "we should of ..."
Smaller bids would allow much greater flexibility and certainty. Why do we have our AE system? Was it mostly to avoid seasonal furloughs?
Smaller bids would allow much greater flexibility and certainty. Why do we have our AE system? Was it mostly to avoid seasonal furloughs?
The trying to out think the system leads to people forgoing the logical "bid what you want, want what you bid" and screwing not only themselves but other pilots who weren't even participating.
06-09-2011 | 04:34 AM
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Apparently, you are not a word nazi, but instead a word snob.
06-09-2011 | 04:41 AM
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06-09-2011 | 05:03 AM
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My bid on how many pilots will take the early out:
Yall know the rules, the player whose bid is closest to the actual retail price of the prize, or the number who will take the early out, without going over wins the prize and plays the next pricing game... guessing how many pilots retire in the next 5 years.
Yall know the rules, the player whose bid is closest to the actual retail price of the prize, or the number who will take the early out, without going over wins the prize and plays the next pricing game... guessing how many pilots retire in the next 5 years.
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06-09-2011 | 05:08 AM
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06-09-2011 | 05:11 AM
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06-09-2011 | 05:12 AM
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45 and they're all going to Frontier for the subsidised work; guaranteed profits!
06-09-2011 | 05:14 AM
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Leinlodge 44
Phuz 45
Hoserpilot 37
Buzzpat 173
The Wagman 199
Gloopy $1
Contrails 73
Iaflyer 147
06-09-2011 | 05:20 AM
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This is why you'll hear a 744 or 330 captain say he was a lineholder before the merger, but now he's reserve. We had some really senior green book guys in the 744 and 330 reserve captain categories because those were the only openings after the fence dropped. Even though they were senior to the lineholders, they couldn't get into the category.
The systems are different.
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