No worries, since you won't have a paycheck, either. :eek:

When I was at Atlas back in the day we had 20% annual turnover. Trust me, management doesn't care.

I've held a line next month for only the second time in almost four years so I'm a newbie. Why is it that we can't swap a trip with a trip in open time that is higher credit if reserves are below mins? The trip I'm swapping with is the same amount of days, just higher credit, but the PWA reads that we can't swap if reserves are below mins. Am I reading this correctly and what's the logic behind it? I'm picking up more flying. Doesn't make any sense.

I'ma go Dubai and get like 3 or 4 wives an 11 kids cuz no taxes i'ma make jacob plow the dirt.

Do the days all overlap exactly? If so, call crew skeds and plead your case and they might do it for you. If the overlap is different by more than one day though you're probably hosed because no matter what you do, you create an extra deficit on at least one day based on what you're describing and they won't let you do that.

Even if the days overlap exactly and the end result for the company is less of a deficit on some days still be prepared to be denied.

Are you trying to swap a trip on your line NEXT MONTH? (March) If so, next month's PCS (swaps, white slips, etc.) runs do not start until the 20th of -this- month. And as mentioned by Gloopy, if it's the exact same days, it should go through, regardless of reserve coverage.

Also remember, any trip that spills out into a following month won't get swapped until that next month's bids/swaps are run...which is a huge PITA. ie. if you are trying to swap something at the end of March that spills into April, you'll have to wait until March 20th to do it!

No, he's just trying to get me to leave.:eek:

My view on emirates is simple, if you like expat life and you are young or able to retire, go, it is better. If you have to have your comfortable american everything, don't. If your plan and hope is to be a domestic pilot for life, don't go it is not for you.

It isn't only about taxes or bankable income, it is largely about personality and world view.

I got excited for about a half second. Silly me...




Larger jets at LGA will appeal to business travelersFebruary 15, 2012



Delta’s expanded operations at New York-LaGuardia will bring in a mix of larger aircraft, including regional jets, which will appeal to business travelers as they replace the older turboprop models used by US Airways and its partners, Bloomberg reported.
“The jets are more comfortable, more reliable, cleaner, quieter,” said Doug Pinckney, 47, who is president of advertising firm Pinckney Hugo Group in Syracuse and flies to LaGuardia every two to three weeks. “It’s a better airplane. I can’t wait for the switch.”
The story notes that Delta is using landing rights from a slot swap with US Airways to expand daily LaGuardia departures by 75%, to 264, by July. “The world’s second-biggest airline will control half of all LaGuardia flights by then, according to data compiled by OAG,” the story said.
More than three-quarters of the flights will be on jets with at least 70 seats. Planes in that category, such as larger models of Bombardier’s CRJ series, will have a business- class cabin, a few rows of coach seats with extra legroom, and Wi-Fi, Gail Grimmett, s.v.p.-New York, told Bloomberg.
“The ability to go to New York corporate travelers and say ‘We have all-jet service’ is very powerful,” said Henry Harteveldt, an airline analyst at Atmosphere Research Group LLC in San Francisco. “Delta’s offering will be quite compelling.”
Delta’s mainline jets on LaGuardia routes will include Airbus A319s and MD-80s. US Airways’s plan to shrink at LaGuardia by about two-thirds to 65 daily departures while keeping jet shuttle flights to Washington and Boston means that many of the Dash-8 turboprops in New York will go elsewhere, the story said.

hey, quick question....

Are we ahead of DS people on the non rev list? And what the heck is DS?

Okay, 2 questions.

Couldn't agree more. In fact I think they prefer it a pilot only stay 4 to 5 years. This is likely one of the reasons they switched over to a self taught/pre-ab initio style flight training. They'll accept a fail rate up to a certain percent and let new candidates sink or swim with relatively little discretion. I would also expect some foreign visa sponsorships if a pool dries up.


My .02