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Originally Posted by forgot to bid
(Post 1132452)
Spirit, the low cost carrier that ticks off SWA. :D
Speaking of merger koolaid, take a swig and look at this: http://downmagaz.ws/uploads/posts/20...sinessweek.jpg You can put that APU on MEL. |
Originally Posted by Imapilot2
(Post 1132508)
nice to see them have some fun, we all know how tough some of the pax can be, time for a little team building :)
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Originally Posted by gloopy
(Post 1132517)
Yeah I hate hate hate those stoopid flashmob things but that one was as cool as they get I guess. The pax liked it and I didn't have to do it so its all good by me.
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Originally Posted by forgot to bid
(Post 1132524)
If I saw a flash mob live I'd probably just smile. I mean something about it makes you just laugh and watch.
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Originally Posted by Check Essential
(Post 1132045)
What? No pilots? |
Originally Posted by Bill Lumberg
(Post 1132449)
..Spirit Airlines Adds New Service from DFW International Airport to Atlanta, Orlando and New York LaGuardia
Press Release: DFW International Airport – 7 hours ago .... Ultra-low cost carrier growing again in its first year at DFW, announcing further expansion plans DFW AIRPORT, Texas, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Spirit Airlines today launched service to three new destinations from DFW International Airport, with flights to Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport (ATL), Orlando International Airport (MCO) and New York's LaGuardia Airport (LGA). The three inaugural flights today mark the first wave of a large planned expansion of offerings at DFW by Spirit Airlines. Spirit not only doubled its DFW destinations today, the ultra low-cost carrier also announced it would launch service from DFW to Tampa International Airport (TPA) and Myrtle Beach (MYR) starting in early May, and that it has applied for government approval to connect DFW with Toluca, Mexico (TLC). Previously, Spirit had announced new service from DFW to Boston (BOS) and Phoenix-Mesa (AZA), which is scheduled to start in March. "We welcome the addition of new Spirit Airlines service from DFW to Atlanta, Orlando and New York City, and we are pleased to see even more flights coming later this spring." said Jeff Fegan, CEO of DFW International Airport. "Spirit's tremendous expansion at our Airport means that DFW passengers will benefit from having more travel options and more choices to fly." The first arrival from Atlanta into DFW was greeted with a traditional "shower of affection" water cannon salute from the DFW Department of Public Safety. Spirit Airlines arrived at DFW less than a year ago with service to Fort Lauderdale and to Las Vegas, and then added Chicago Midway service soon thereafter. "We are excited to be liberating even more customers from high fares as we continue to grow the number of cities we serve from Dallas/Fort Worth," said Spirit's Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Barry Biffle. "Our cheap base fares give consumers the opportunity to save money on travel, and our range of optional services for a fee allows customers the freedom to choose only the extras they value." The added service from Spirit represents further proof of the Airport's ongoing momentum in developing new air service for the citizens of Dallas/Fort Worth. In the past 16 months, DFW has added six new passenger carriers, nine new international destinations and over 20 passenger air routes. It will be good for DFW commuters. 2 jumpseats on each airbus---ATL--DFW. NKS is really trying to get bought aren't they? |
Originally Posted by forgot to bid
(Post 1132451)
I got a text from a buddy whose wife works at the GO. Not in flight ops but has friends there, and the one from crew resources said their phones have been ringing nonstop with pilots upset about the new system.
I myself never thought of calling because it isn't going to change anything going forward and one call will not make a change. I email. Get it in writing. Just reportin' as it's text'd to me. I am sure. It is a great deal for senior pilots the way it used to be. We got what we wanted, and not we are not happy with it. The good deal of sitting reserve on a bigger jet for the junior guys is going. It respects seniority. Not good for me personally, but good for the pilots that want reserve to respect seniority, as it should. |
Originally Posted by captainv
(Post 1132438)
I did indeed! I'm at Atlas, on the 767, or as they call it, the "Light Twin"
Almost a 3-month wait for OE. Life is good. |
There are about 1800 pilots here at DAL above me that have were hired after me. For those of you still reading this, I don't lie in bed at night gnashing my teeth over this, but if we set the template for a smooth and relatively non-hostile SLI by calmly accepting relative seniority as the new normal all the angst about other airlines hiring and those new pilots coming over on top of us is pretty ironic. We made our bed and we'll have to lie in it at a time not of our choosing. Yeah, yeah, I know the list is a product of arbitration, but the way we went about it set us up for the end result.
Deltaairlines(one word);) is not interested in organic growth and our association(I refuse to call it a union) is not interested in our scope concerns, both items that would mitigate the damage done by the next SLI, so we'll have to prepare ourselves to man up and welcome whoever our new brethren will be, even the ones above us with fewer years of service. |
Originally Posted by Timbo
(Post 1132489)
The copilots I fly with are quite proud of it, that's the only way I found out about it!
But once word got around about this 'technique', it became more of a High Time Game. "Wow, did you hear about Joe? He scored a 120hr. line!" BUT...since the last two bids have both had a lot of displacements out of my category, I think guys are starting to see what the net effect is when half the category is flying WAY above ALV+15 and the reserves aren't flying at all. I wonder what the displaced co-pilots think of trip parking now? :confused: Classic "Tragedy of the Commons" scenario. :eek: For anyone not familiar (From Wiki): The tragedy of the commons is a dilemma arising from the situation in which multiple individuals, acting independently and rationally consulting their own self-interest, will ultimately deplete a shared limited resource, even when it is clear that it is not in anyone's long-term interest for this to happen. This dilemma was described in an influential article titled "The Tragedy of the Commons", written by ecologist Garrett Hardin and first published in the journal Science in 1968.[1] Scoop |
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