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Originally Posted by LuvJockey (Post 1134042)

Just...not...comfortable...here. I'll try.

My gift to the greater peace of ATL are all the things that fascinate Southwest and Delta pilots. If they just play this over the terminal monitors, we will all go happily about our business.

SWA and Delta Pilot Fetishes

Genius!

Welcome Luv and Oscar.

Happy Anniversary Ferd & Oscar! (OK that didn't come out right did it?)

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Originally Posted by LuvJockey (Post 1134042)

Absolutely awesome. Where were the cats in the video? I didn't see any?

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Originally Posted by Express pilot (Post 1133838)

Yes it should go to pilot #1, you are still on long call and next for flying even though you have a SC the next day. They have called me at night and assigned a trip and taken me off SC. You can call ALPA on Mon and I'm sure they would tell you the same thing. But I wouldn't put it passed Scheduling to just do what they want. The last few months I have been 2 for 3 on items they have missed with giving out trips. I was told sorry new people.

FTB,

This is not what I have been told by scheduling supervisors. I was #7 in order for a 4-day. Everyone ahead of me was assigned SC for the next day. A 4-day trip came up late in the day but was over 12 hr before sign-in. I got the trip because all the other pilots "had an assignment for the next day." Turns out that they should not use a pilot that has SC assigned unless there are no other LC pilots available in that grouping. So, yes scheduling can manipulate the trip assignments by using SC's. :cool:

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Originally Posted by UncleSam (Post 1134069)

Well crap. See I've seen them go both ways on this where my SC kept me out of some lousy trips, sorry whoever got those behind me, and I've had my SC revoked and given lousy trips. Lousy is the key word. Someone got a 32 hour DEN on ATL88, I didn't know we did 32 hours west of Ohio.

But I guess it can go both ways, I'll have to seek some clarification and in the meantime something that could go both ways...

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-igUTW-r9UT...left_blank.jpg

Had you nervous didn't I? :D

I'm waiting for the first SWA pilot to ask "is there any place to eat at this airport?" :D

No.

Well, maybe terminal E.

And A. There may be a cat or two downstairs in the FA lounge. I'm waiting for the first FA to take their cat on a trip.

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Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 1134085)

Qdoba naked burritos on E are what's up! Not only do I get to say "naked" but their chicken (cat?) is the most tender and awesome yumminess in the airport.

Add some lettuce to the bowl and it by default becomes a healthy salad!

I couldn't help but notice the WN types started at C first. They knew what they were doing getting rock star parking near Atlanta Bread company.... but more importantly (painfully?) they are closer to Popeyes. Those spicy chicken fingers are awesome and a bit painful going in. I believe it is true southern magic that they feel and smell the exact same on their way out.

I don't know how that man vs. food guy does it. He must have the most angry poops of anyone out there.

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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp (Post 1134031)

You MSP guys are crazy.

LiveLeak.com - Man is playing with the ice - hard survival

I love it when the chainsaw comes out.

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Originally Posted by DelDah Capt (Post 1133893)

This is your chance to help one of our International Flight Attendants out:

(on the flipside, let's hope no SWA pilots answer the ad with malicious intent)

http://i.huffpost.com/gen/276932/APARTMENT-16-CATS.jpg

I was totally going to do it but at the last minute I found a roomate:
Someone Please Be Roommates with This Kick Ass Guy from Craigslist

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Originally Posted by slowplay (Post 1133845)

The answers you seek are found in the 10-K that was released this past week.

1. The new aircraft orders are designed to be capacity neutral. Delta retains options on 737-900's, 777's and MD-90's for delivery in 2013 and thereafter.

2. DCI gauge has increased to an average of 58 seats per aircraft. According to Delta's 10-K, DCI capacity and traffic dropped 2% last year. Mainline traffic was flat on a 1% capacity increase. If you look at scheduled system departures from the OAG, DCI peaked in January 2010 at 60.4%. They are down to 57.4% of system departures in March, 2012. If you look at system ASM's (again from OAG) they were at 14.5% of system ASM's in January 2010, and will be at 13.8% of ASM's in March 2012. Your assertion that they are replacing mainline flying doesn't match with the math. DCI as a percentage of Delta flying got smaller.

So no net growth at the mainline...BEST case...

and still no data on how many mainline jets were being replaced by more capable 70-76 jets....

To put it to you slowly, Slow, if you drop a bunch of 50 seaters, which have no direct impact on mainline flying, and replace them with fewer larger RJs, which do, you still get a drop in daily departures.

If you drop 200 50 seaters, and replace them with 100 70-76 seaters, you ALSO get a drop in ASMs. You also lose a bunch of mainline flying.

Slow, are you seriously comparing the Federal Government, in debt to the tune on tens of TRILLIONS of dollars, or Corporate Board structure, where we just went through a period where everyone was saying "Where the frack were the Board of Directors on when all these companies went to Tango Uniform while paying millions upon millions to their CEOs and executive staffs?

And you are using those two examples as an argument is that we need LESS oversight and transparency?

Check.

Perhaps the MEC should vote on ALL committee chairman positions. Maybe there should be a minimum amount of time between when a person announces he'd like the job and when the vote takes place, so there is ample time for vetting.

Nu

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Originally Posted by NuGuy (Post 1134111)

Slow, are you seriously comparing the Federal Government, in debt to the tune on tens of TRILLIONS of dollars, or Corporate Board structure, where we just went through a period where everyone was saying "Where the frack were the Board of Directors on when all these companies went to Tango Uniform while paying millions upon millions to their CEOs and executive staffs?

And you are using those two examples as an argument is that we need LESS oversight and transparency?

So I'll let you and Bar get together on whether or not 50 seat RJ's affect mainline flying, but I see that you still haven't wrapped your head around the numbers...mainline had slight net growth and DCI had signficant net shrinkage (meaning something was replaced). Type as slow as you want...those are from the OAG and 10-k.

As to the second point, I provided two quick examples. You came up with a different plan. I asked you to provide examples of where your plan worked. You didn't. I asked again. Throw out my examples, because you want to change things to do it your way. I asked you to show me how your way is better, as there has to be someplace in governance that you can use as an example...