What is funny is, I have not seen a wife at a meeting since the JPWA. They only seem to show up when there is major money on the table.

That said, the conference rooms outside of security in ATL would work just fine.

 

Same one. I figured that if they were going to bring up part of the rumor, they should show all of the rumor.

 

You don't have to be in uniform to go through security...

 

Delta making $4 million a day on expired-tax fare hike

By Ben Mutzabaugh, USA TODAY

Delta Air Lines says its decision to offset expired FAA taxes by raising fares has increased revenue by between $4 million and $5 million per day, The Wall Street Journal reports. The newspaper adds: "Delta said it has no plans to change its ticket prices."

"The tax is a tax on passengers," Glen Hauenstein, Delta's Executive Vice President for Network Planning, Revenue Management and Marketing, is quoted as saying by the Journal. "What the industry has done is simply to maintain prices at market-clearing levels."

That revelation came out today during a call to discuss Delta's second-quarter earnings results. The Associated Press reports the carrier's "second-quarter net income fell by 58% compared to a year ago. It earned $198 million, or 23 cents per share, compared with $467 million, or 55 cents a year ago. Fuel costs rose 36% to $2.66 billion in the latest quarter. Revenue rose 12% to $9.15 billion as Delta raised fares to try to pay the increased fuel costs."

Delta's results fell short of Wall Street expectations once special items were excluded.

 

Some what off topic, but can an out-of-base white slip pull a RES pilot off of a trip once that trip has been assigned to said RES pilot? (Day prior)

 

If it is over 12 hrs to report the RUO is followed and a RES is used prior to a Out-of-base WS. OB WS's can only be assigned before reserves within 12 hrs to report.

O. Open Time Award/Assignment Sequence for Rotations Reporting Less Than 12 Hours After
Initial Attempt to Contact Pilot (Short Notice Ladder)
1. Pilots subject to recovery flying under Section 23 K. 1.
2. Regular pilots who have submitted white slips (by proffer, in category, in seniority order)
Exception: A local council officer who drops a rotation to conduct a monthly council
meeting will be given first priority to white slip open time during that bid period in order
to recover such dropped rotations. (see Section 24 J. 8.)
3. Long call reserve pilots who have submitted yellow slips (provided FAR reserve rest
requirements have been met, in category, within RUO)
4. Out-of-base regular pilots who have submitted white slips (by proffer, in seniority order)
5. Short call reserve pilots (in category, within RUO)
6. Out-of-base long call reserve pilots who have submitted yellow slips (provided FAR
reserve rest requirements have been met, by base, within RUO)
7. Out-of-base short call reserve pilots (by base, within RUO)
8. Short call reserve pilots for whom the assignment would extend into their regular line
day(s)-off (in category, within least intrusion groupings, by RAW value)
9. Out-of base short call reserve pilots for whom the assignment would extend into their
regular line day(s)-off (in category, within least disruption groupings, by RAW value)
10. Short call reserve pilots for whom the assignment would create a conflict with their
regular line rotation(s) (in category, within least disruption groupings, by RAW value)
11. Out-of base short call reserve pilots for whom the assignment would create a conflict
with their regular line rotation(s) (in category, within least disruption groupings, by RAW
value)
12. Pilots (including long call reserve pilots whose rotation would report within 12 hours of
initial attempt to contact) who have submitted GSs (in category, in seniority order)
13. Instructors who have submitted GSs under Section 11 C. 1. c. 2) (in seniority order)
Note: Instructors who can hold First Officer, but cannot hold Captain, on the aircraft
model on which they instruct, will be afforded priority over instructors who can hold
Captain on such aircraft model, for the purpose of GS awards for flying as First Officer.
14. Out-of-base pilots who have submitted GSs (in seniority order)
15. Pilots who are currently flying and would be re-routed
16. Long call reserve pilots whose rotation would report within 12 hours of initial attempt to
contact (by proffer, in category, in inverse seniority order)
17. Short call reserve pilots whose X-day(s) would be interrupted (in category, in inverse
seniority order)
18. Long call reserve pilots whose rotation would report within 12 hours of initial attempt to
contact and whose X-day(s) would be interrupted (by proffer, in category, in inverse
seniority order)
19. Reserve pilots on X-day(s) who can be assigned without conflict (in category, in inverse
seniority order)
20. Regular pilots who can be assigned without conflict (in category, in inverse seniority
order)
21. Reserve pilots on X-day(s) who can be assigned with conflict (in category, in inverse
seniority order)
22. Regular pilots who have submitted GSWCs (in category, in seniority order)
23. Out-of-base pilots who have submitted GSWCs (in seniority order)
24. Regular pilots who can be assigned with conflict (in category, in inverse seniority order)
25. International category pilots (domestic category open time converted to international
category open time):
a. pilots who have submitted GSs (in base, in position, in seniority order)
b. out-of-base pilots who have submitted GSs (in position, in seniority order)
c. short call reserve pilots (in category, within RUO)
26. Available qualified pilots (in position, in inverse seniority order)
Note: Crew Scheduling may at its discretion bypass a short call pilot for assignment to flying
if the assignment would cause him to be released within two hours of a required rest period.

 

N. Open Time Award/Assignment Sequence for Rotations Reporting 12 or More Hours After
Initial Attempt to Contact Pilot (Long Notice Ladder)
1. Pilots subject to recovery flying under Section 23 K. 1.
2. Regular pilots who have submitted white slips (in category, in seniority order)
Note: White slips for same-day open time will be awarded by proffer.
Exception: A local council officer who drops a rotation to conduct a monthly council
meeting will be given first priority to white slip open time during that bid period in order
to recover such dropped rotations. (see Section 24 J. 8.)
3. Pilots subject to recovery flying under Section 23 G. 5. a. 1) Note, (OE recovery)
4. Long call reserve pilots (in category, within RUO)
5. Short call reserve pilots (in category, within RUO)
6. Reserve pilots who are on an X-day or long call reserve pilots for whom the award would
interrupt their X-day(s) and who have submitted a yellow slip (in category, within RUO)
7. Out-of-base regular pilots who have submitted white slips (in seniority order)
Note: White slips for same-day open time will be awarded by proffer.
8. Out-of-base long call reserve pilots (by base, within RUO)
9. Out-of-base short call reserve pilots (by base, within RUO)
10. Long call reserve pilots for whom the assignment would extend into their regular line
day(s)-off (in category, within least intrusion groupings, by RAW value)
11. Short call reserve pilots for whom the assignment would extend into their regular line
day(s)-off (in category, within least intrusion groupings, by RAW value)
12. Out-of-base long call reserve pilots for whom the assignment would extend into their
regular line day(s)-off (by base, within least intrusion groupings, by RAW value)
13. Out-of-base short call reserve pilots for whom the assignment would extend into their
regular line day(s)-off (by base, within least intrusion groupings, by RAW value)
14. Long call reserve pilots for whom the assignment would create a conflict with their
regular line rotation(s) (in category, within least disruption groupings, by RAW value)
15. Short call reserve pilots for whom the assignment would create a conflict with their
regular line rotation(s) (in category, within least disruption groupings, by RAW value)
16. Out-of-base long call reserve pilots for whom the assignment would create a conflict with
their regular line rotation(s) (within least disruption groupings, by RAW value)
17. Out-of-base short call reserve pilots for whom the assignment would create a conflict
with their regular line rotation(s) (within least disruption groupings, by RAW value)
18. Pilots who have submitted GSs (in category, in seniority order)
19. Instructors who have submitted GSs without conflict under Section 11 C. 1. c. 2) (in
seniority order)
Note: Instructors who can hold First Officer, but cannot hold Captain, on the aircraft
model on which they instruct, will be afforded priority over instructors who can hold
Captain on such aircraft model, for the purpose of GS awards for flying as First Officer.
20. Out-of-base pilots who have submitted GSs (in seniority order)
21. Pilots who are currently flying and would be re-routed.
22. Long call reserve pilots whose X-day(s) would be interrupted (in category, in inverse
seniority order)
23. Short call reserve pilots whose X-day(s) would be interrupted (in category, in inverse
seniority order)
24. Reserve pilots on X-day(s) who can be assigned without conflict (in category, in inverse
seniority order)
25. Regular pilots who can be assigned without conflict (in category, in inverse seniority
order)
26. Reserve pilots on X-day(s) who can be assigned with conflict (in category, in inverse
seniority order)
27. Regular pilots who have submitted GSWCs (in category, in seniority order)
28. Regular pilots who can be assigned with conflict (in category, in inverse seniority order)
29. International category pilots (domestic category open time that is converted to
international category open time)
a. pilots who have submitted GSs (in category, in seniority order)
b. out-of-base pilots who have submitted GSs (in position, in seniority order)
c. long call reserve pilots (in category, within RUO)
d. short call reserve pilots (in category, within RUO)
e. out-of-base long call reserve pilots (in position, within RUO)
f. out-of-base short call reserve pilots (in position, within RUO)
30. Available qualified pilots (in position, in inverse seniority order)

 

Thanks for the input on the netbook vs. tablet. Think I will just get a netbook for now. Sounds like the best option for the money.

 

I have been using my netbook for 2 years and agree that it's the best bang for the buck. I would suggest you upgrade the RAM from 1 to 2. It's about a 30 dollar upgrade if you buy it and install it yourself and it makes a big difference in operating speed.

 

Thanks ACL,

My question on a more specific level was, once a trip had been assigned to a long call pilot on the day prior (more than 12 hours), can an out-of-base white slip legally come and decide to take the trip from a RES pilot after it has been assigned later in the day (but still 12 hours from report)

Scheduler tried to pull a trip after they assigned it to me, and I queried the scheduler about it and I got the trip back. I was just curious because it seemed unusual. I realize a white slip has first dibs on a trip, but I didn't think a trip could be pulled like that after it has been assigned.