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Old 08-09-2011 | 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by FlyZ
Alaska hiring news: Interviews to begin as soon as next month. Estimated hiring numbers upped from 200 to 370 through 2014. Next bid due out Friday, bigger then expected, with a chance for newhire position vacancies. A suggestion of 787's for Asia was enthusiastically received, but not in the tea leaves for the next several years.

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Wow, the nation's fastest growing major airline is doing great! I'm glad we could help them out by filling in their thin routes with DAL pax. If the numbers above prove true, the Alaska guys hired this fall will be 20% up the list by 2014!

That's going to be painful if we merge and the SLI goes anywhere near relative.

Am I jealous? Oh maybe a little. And I know, DALPA, "we could always quit and go to work there." Let's tighten up the codeshares and scope in CY12! Just a friendly weekly reminder from your neighborhood FlyZ.
Merging with Alaska makes ZERO sense. From a management standpoint we get everything we need without the hassles of merging. Plus, Alaska comes with a large price tag.

Why buy the cow, when you get the milk for free?
Old 08-09-2011 | 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by BigGuns
Used the "Known Crewmember" lane today at ORD. Worked well.
I'm glad they started a new program to pick up where CrewPASS ended.
Old 08-09-2011 | 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by forgot to bid
...I got a 4 day rotation sounds as dorky as saying "Roger wilco" to her.
Maybe rotation and turn are not the same term.

Perhaps day and tire are the same term? Getting a four day rotation means your car won't wobble anymore.
Old 08-09-2011 | 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Carl Spackler
Same reason they pulled the Delta stock price off. Spin control.

Carl
You do know that the stock price still exists on the other pages of Deltanet, don't you? Go take a look at the IFS or ACS pages. They just accidentally broke the link on the Flt Ops page. Instead of putting it back at the top, they just put it down on the right side under "Yahoo Finance."

But I guess hyperbole is mo' better. Based on your theory, the company must think we are too stupid to find the stock price anywhere else.

Edit: just logged on to the Flt Ops page on Deltanet. Lo and Behold! The stock price is back at the top!

Next conspiracy?.............

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Old 08-09-2011 | 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by johnso29
Merging with Alaska makes ZERO sense. From a management standpoint we get everything we need without the hassles of merging. Plus, Alaska comes with a large price tag.

Why buy the cow, when you get the milk for free?
Because someone else is trying to buy the cow and cut off your milk supply.
Old 08-09-2011 | 07:17 PM
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Buy your own cows, hire your own cow hands and make your own milk?

Then make a milkshake...

I'm hungry
Old 08-09-2011 | 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Carl Spackler
I know what my triggering metric is for answering the phone, and it is only for known callers. All others go to voicemail. And my voicemail is notorious for deleting voicemails.

Carl
Im the same way but they'll keep calling
Old 08-09-2011 | 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by flyguy1
WOW! Sounds like someone is a little sensitive. I hardly think a call from the Chief Pilot's office inquiring about a sick call could be considered "pressuring". If you're really sick, you have nothing to worry about.
Sure! And if you're not a witch, you'll sink like a stone to the bottom of the lake... Nothing to worry about!

Apparently though, being sick isn't the issue. It's occurrences and other metrics that's driving the program. Which begs the question-- If you are sick and use your sick leave, will you be looked upon by your employer as a problem that warrants more attention? And will that cause you to think twice before making the decision that you aren't fit to fly?

The FAA thinks it will. But if you don't mind flying with a sick co pilot or captain for a few days, then just roll over and let the company have their way with YOUR decision not to fly.

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Old 08-09-2011 | 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by FlyZ
Alaska hiring news: Interviews to begin as soon as next month. Estimated hiring numbers upped from 200 to 370 through 2014. Next bid due out Friday, bigger then expected, with a chance for newhire position vacancies. A suggestion of 787's for Asia was enthusiastically received, but not in the tea leaves for the next several years.

^^^^^
Wow, the nation's fastest growing major airline is doing great! I'm glad we could help them out by filling in their thin routes with DAL pax. If the numbers above prove true, the Alaska guys hired this fall will be 20% up the list by 2014!

That's going to be painful if we merge and the SLI goes anywhere near relative.

Am I jealous? Oh maybe a little. And I know, DALPA, "we could always quit and go to work there." Let's tighten up the codeshares and scope in CY12! Just a friendly weekly reminder from your neighborhood FlyZ.


For those who don't notice what's wrong:

Old 08-09-2011 | 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by acl65pilot
I agree with that. I have little kids, and we all get germs from flying. We all get that sort of crud. I almost blew an ear drum a few years ago, so it is something that I do not mess with. If I am congested, I will not fly.

I generally do not answer my phone for anyone unless I am on SC either.
Dont say that because I did and the response I got was, "oh so you're saying we should treat you as a special pilot" I then got off the phone.
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