Airline Pilot Central Forums - Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?

Airline Pilot Central Forums (https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/)

- Delta (https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/delta/)

- - Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta? (https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/delta/36912-any-latest-greatest-about-delta.html)

Quote:

Originally Posted by TOGA LK (Post 1135369)

Yes, 70-seat jets will be converted to 76 seats at a rate of 3 conversions to each mainline airframe over 767. If they were to merge with another airline, say Alaska, then the mainline fleet total would allow for the conversion of all 70 seat jets, plus whatever additional RJ's the merger brought to the table.

That's what scares me with a merger, it will push us beyond that magical number.

Quote:

Originally Posted by capncrunch (Post 1135347)

Side question:

For slip requests, is the APD a guaranteed drop for up to 3 days that can only be utilized once a year and a PD can be used multiple times but may not be approved each request?

Yes. The APD will almost always be approved. As long as it does not fall on a holiday (cant remember which ones count as holidays, but think major ones) and there is like 15% of the required reserve coverage for the days you want to drop (Cant remember the exact percentage of reserves required). And it's up to 4 days in a row. In other words, you cant APD one day here, one day there...etc.

PD is a different animal. You HAVE to have above the reserves required available for the day you want to drop. Heck, you could PD christmas as long as there are more reserves than are required. You could PD as much or as little as you want, whenever you want, one day here, one day there, as long as there are more reserves available than are required.
Your APD renews at the beginning of the month you were hired in. If hired on Nov 29th, your APD resets on Nov 1...so use it if you have to before then so you dont dip into the current years one.

Nevermid, got it............

Quote:

Originally Posted by capncrunch (Post 1135371)

That's what scares me with a merger, it will push us beyond that magical number.

Hopefully a "new" merger PWA wouldn't be approved without a significant change in the scope language. (e.g. 883 [767 Delta number + 116 Alaska 73's] mainline aircraft trigger for conversion of smaller a/c gauge.)

GJ

Cool. Saw you understood....

Quote:

Originally Posted by forgot to bid (Post 1135215)

I realize I'm kind of opening a pandora's box here. Or in layman's terms, I'm a cat that's accidentally walked into the bar at a Holiday Inn south of Cleveland where all the SWA pilots are getting half off beer specials.

But, I wanted to see years of service for various places on the seniority list.

http://i938.photobucket.com/albums/a...d/Temp5-21.png

Please ignore the NWA/DAL differences because it's a different topic but if I didn't do both then it wouldn't have been accurate and someone would've corrected it.

BTW, 11 years of seniority barely, by two numbers, holds a weekends off line on ATLM88B.

Believe me, I've been trying to ignore the NWA/DAL differences and sing a happy tune. The flat lining of the company illustrates why the rising tide allegory that brings everyone up makes this all the worse. It's more like the lobster in the lukewarm cook pot.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gearjerk (Post 1135376)

It was last time......

Quote:

Originally Posted by hockeypilot44 (Post 1135340)

It's amazing how senior reserve is going in March on ATL88B. I counted almost 50 pilots voluntarily bidding reserve while there's only about 20 on reserve involuntarily.

They realize they don't have to work. No longer sitting voluntary short call trying to pick up a WS to get above 70 hours. Instead one or two SC's and never working the rest of the month because someone else will do it.

I'll use myself as an example. A buddy of mine was typically about 4 to 6 people ahead of me with near identical days of reserve. He now sits in bucket 2 but got there with a 97 raw score. I have 0 hours. So he flew for me. I don't like that system and I'm benefiting from it.

One thing I didn't realize was an 80 raw score is not bucket 2, it's bucket 1 still. So you can hit 80 and be up for a 4 day before someone with 0 hours flies.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp (Post 1135237)

Holy moley the complaining has gone through the roof today. Sheesh. I need to go cuddle with my dog and cry for a few.

At the risk of getting displaced off the airbus... here's some nice flying video in and out of some definitely not US destinations:

Nice video, 80!

You are making the 320 look a loot cooler than I thought. Does it play that song on every flight? :D

Quote:

Originally Posted by tsquare (Post 1135350)

Do you not see that this did exactly the opposite of what you intended. Normally I like your stuff, but this was a huge fail.. sorry.

I appreciate the complement and the push back T. I do.

This is what inspired the look:

Quote:

Originally Posted by DAL73n (Post 1135177)

I just barely squeaked into 4 digit territory and I really don't expect to sit left seat at all at Delta. I have no desire to be on MD reserve so the lowest cat airplane I would sit in is the 73 or Baby bus. I expect to retire at 23 years of service as an FO never holding the CA seat (only way this changes is with a booming economy and LOTS of Hiring by Delta.

Quote:

Originally Posted by nwaf16dude (Post 1134965)

Same or worse for me. When I tell the guys I'm flying with that I'll be over 18 years here before I can be a captain, they look at me like I have a horn growing out of my head, or say I'm being too picky about my first captain seat. I try not to dwell on it or be bitter about it, but I'm my 14th year, and I still have a 5 digit number. Most of the guys I fly with have been captains since about the 7 or 8 year point.

My hope is that in context folks here will realize the point is not the SLI but now what do you we got to buy with seniority here. 17 years buys what? I remember scoffing when I heard the plug at UsAir (years ago) had 18 years of seniority. That the plug at UAL and AMR went back to the late 90s (so I understand, may be off).