Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
02-23-2012 | 05:42 AM
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Professional base jumper Jeb Corliss is due out of the hospital Friday and Tuesday released comprehensive video of the accident that broke both his legs and came within feet of taking his life when he clipped a rock formation at roughly 180 mph. The accident happened last month while Corliss was filming a jump for a TV documentary at Table Mountain in South Africa. Corliss cleared the rock formation with his upper body, but his legs hit. The contact significantly changed Corliss' trajectory causing him to nearly tumble but he quickly recovered and deployed his parachute. Multiple cameras placed on the ground, on a trailing wingsuiter and on Corliss himself captured the flight and the impact.
After landing under canopy, Corliss was recovered and airlifted to Christiaan Barnaard Hospital in Cape Town. A spokesperson for the hospital said Corliss' injuries required extensive surgery, and skin grafts that have kept him in the hospital under observation
02-23-2012 | 05:47 AM
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From the crew lounge yesterday in SLC:
Keeping DC-9's till end of 2013
Next AE, first week of March, DC-9's and MD-90 will be funded by 777, 747 and Domestic 767.
We are over by 200 pilots summer 2012.
Wow didn't know that 50% of this base "chooses"
to commute.
Hiring to start 2013 and to go indefinitely. The presenter is in charge of hiring and is worried about getting enough pilots in the pipeline in order to not over tax the simulator availability. He is concerned about keeping up the quality of pilots.
They would rather hire to fill the DC-9 and MD-90 this year but Richard won't go for it.
Commentary: In general, we are doing everything to reduce our debt and improve our product (lie flat seats). I am happy about that as I'd rather work for a profitable company than one losing money. But I am banking on my union to help my career and my wife's career along (scope, JV, etc.). Understandably the company is worried about making a profit and not too worried about our stagnation. I'm looking to my union to get our flying back and I've written to my reps and negotiators in that regard.
Keeping DC-9's till end of 2013
Next AE, first week of March, DC-9's and MD-90 will be funded by 777, 747 and Domestic 767.
We are over by 200 pilots summer 2012.
Wow didn't know that 50% of this base "chooses"
to commute.Hiring to start 2013 and to go indefinitely. The presenter is in charge of hiring and is worried about getting enough pilots in the pipeline in order to not over tax the simulator availability. He is concerned about keeping up the quality of pilots.
They would rather hire to fill the DC-9 and MD-90 this year but Richard won't go for it.
Commentary: In general, we are doing everything to reduce our debt and improve our product (lie flat seats). I am happy about that as I'd rather work for a profitable company than one losing money. But I am banking on my union to help my career and my wife's career along (scope, JV, etc.). Understandably the company is worried about making a profit and not too worried about our stagnation. I'm looking to my union to get our flying back and I've written to my reps and negotiators in that regard.
02-23-2012 | 06:12 AM
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From the crew lounge yesterday in SLC:
Keeping DC-9's till end of 2013
Next AE, first week of March, DC-9's and MD-90 will be funded by 777, 747 and Domestic 767.
We are over by 200 pilots summer 2012.
Wow didn't know that 50% of this base "chooses" to commute.
Hiring to start 2013 and to go indefinitely. The presenter is in charge of hiring and is worried about getting enough pilots in the pipeline in order to not over tax the simulator availability. He is concerned about keeping up the quality of pilots.
They would rather hire to fill the DC-9 and MD-90 this year but Richard won't go for it.
Commentary: In general, we are doing everything to reduce our debt and improve our product (lie flat seats). I am happy about that as I'd rather work for a profitable company than one losing money. But I am banking on my union to help my career and my wife's career along (scope, JV, etc.). Understandably the company is worried about making a profit and not too worried about our stagnation. I'm looking to my union to get our flying back and I've written to my reps and negotiators in that regard.
Keeping DC-9's till end of 2013
Next AE, first week of March, DC-9's and MD-90 will be funded by 777, 747 and Domestic 767.
We are over by 200 pilots summer 2012.
Wow didn't know that 50% of this base "chooses"
to commute.Hiring to start 2013 and to go indefinitely. The presenter is in charge of hiring and is worried about getting enough pilots in the pipeline in order to not over tax the simulator availability. He is concerned about keeping up the quality of pilots.
They would rather hire to fill the DC-9 and MD-90 this year but Richard won't go for it.
Commentary: In general, we are doing everything to reduce our debt and improve our product (lie flat seats). I am happy about that as I'd rather work for a profitable company than one losing money. But I am banking on my union to help my career and my wife's career along (scope, JV, etc.). Understandably the company is worried about making a profit and not too worried about our stagnation. I'm looking to my union to get our flying back and I've written to my reps and negotiators in that regard.
02-23-2012 | 06:15 AM
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Thanks for the update! Are the training events generated by these widebody displacements seriously less expensive than paying a guy first year pay on the 88/90/DC9 now? I would guess with healthcare and retirement that a new hire costs the company 60-80k the first year. 747-330-764-7ER-73N-M88-DC9 would be six training events. Do we qual a guy on a new jet for less than $10k?
And I'm only coming at this from the economic standpoint of the Company. I'm not even considering the "respect" and "constructive engagement" they are giving up by turning life upside down for six of their "highly valued" pilots and their families. I don't see how it's worth holding off hiring for one year. (Unless that hiring is an empty promise, which I've come to expect).
And I'm only coming at this from the economic standpoint of the Company. I'm not even considering the "respect" and "constructive engagement" they are giving up by turning life upside down for six of their "highly valued" pilots and their families. I don't see how it's worth holding off hiring for one year. (Unless that hiring is an empty promise, which I've come to expect).
True, and what we may see is a massive displacement to manage expectations right before we see an all in offer from the company. This bid could be a 365 since the last one was last years 365 bid, and as a result most of the training would not start until fall. As a result would allow them to reverse much of it with a subsequent AE, and then start hiring pilots a few months early, and or acquire someone and quickly kill the overlap thus resulting in no need for bodies.
02-23-2012 | 06:59 AM
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True, and what we may see is a massive displacement to manage expectations right before we see an all in offer from the company. This bid could be a 365 since the last one was last years 365 bid, and as a result most of the training would not start until fall. As a result would allow them to reverse much of it with a subsequent AE, and then start hiring pilots a few months early, and or acquire someone and quickly kill the overlap thus resulting in no need for bodies.
02-23-2012 | 07:05 AM
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I'm not trying to be argumentative and I appreciate your candor and constructive criticism, with that in mind, here is another question. Wouldn't management's goal always be 50% + 1? In other words, why would management want to do anything more than the minimum even if we were "unified"?
Also, the whole "ununified" thing has me miffed as well. I see us as unified in that we all want a great contract, we just disagree about how to get there. Either way, it does not matter since DALPA will still be the one doing the negotiations. I guess I'm at a loss on the "ununified" thing.
Also, the whole "ununified" thing has me miffed as well. I see us as unified in that we all want a great contract, we just disagree about how to get there. Either way, it does not matter since DALPA will still be the one doing the negotiations. I guess I'm at a loss on the "ununified" thing.
02-23-2012 | 07:12 AM
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Thanks for the update! Are the training events generated by these widebody displacements seriously less expensive than paying a guy first year pay on the 88/90/DC9 now? I would guess with healthcare and retirement that a new hire costs the company 60-80k the first year. 747-330-764-7ER-73N-M88-DC9 would be six training events. Do we qual a guy on a new jet for less than $10k?
And I'm only coming at this from the economic standpoint of the Company. I'm not even considering the "respect" and "constructive engagement" they are giving up by turning life upside down for six of their "highly valued" pilots and their families. I don't see how it's worth holding off hiring for one year. (Unless that hiring is an empty promise, which I've come to expect).
And I'm only coming at this from the economic standpoint of the Company. I'm not even considering the "respect" and "constructive engagement" they are giving up by turning life upside down for six of their "highly valued" pilots and their families. I don't see how it's worth holding off hiring for one year. (Unless that hiring is an empty promise, which I've come to expect).
02-23-2012 | 07:15 AM
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02-23-2012 | 07:17 AM
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Thanks for the update! Are the training events generated by these widebody displacements seriously less expensive than paying a guy first year pay on the 88/90/DC9 now? I would guess with healthcare and retirement that a new hire costs the company 60-80k the first year. 747-330-764-7ER-73N-M88-DC9 would be six training events. Do we qual a guy on a new jet for less than $10k?
And I'm only coming at this from the economic standpoint of the Company. I'm not even considering the "respect" and "constructive engagement" they are giving up by turning life upside down for six of their "highly valued" pilots and their families. I don't see how it's worth holding off hiring for one year. (Unless that hiring is an empty promise, which I've come to expect).
And I'm only coming at this from the economic standpoint of the Company. I'm not even considering the "respect" and "constructive engagement" they are giving up by turning life upside down for six of their "highly valued" pilots and their families. I don't see how it's worth holding off hiring for one year. (Unless that hiring is an empty promise, which I've come to expect).
As we speak, they're projecting how that 777 FO is going to take that narrowbody capt slot. One training event, piece of cake.
What was that Einstein quote? Insanity is repeating the same thing expecting a different result.
02-23-2012 | 07:37 AM
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From the crew lounge yesterday in SLC:
Keeping DC-9's till end of 2013
Next AE, first week of March, DC-9's and MD-90 will be funded by 777, 747 and Domestic 767.
We are over by 200 pilots summer 2012.
Wow didn't know that 50% of this base "chooses" to commute.
Hiring to start 2013 and to go indefinitely. The presenter is in charge of hiring and is worried about getting enough pilots in the pipeline in order to not over tax the simulator availability. He is concerned about keeping up the quality of pilots.
They would rather hire to fill the DC-9 and MD-90 this year but Richard won't go for it.
Commentary: In general, we are doing everything to reduce our debt and improve our product (lie flat seats). I am happy about that as I'd rather work for a profitable company than one losing money. But I am banking on my union to help my career and my wife's career along (scope, JV, etc.). Understandably the company is worried about making a profit and not too worried about our stagnation. I'm looking to my union to get our flying back and I've written to my reps and negotiators in that regard.
Keeping DC-9's till end of 2013
Next AE, first week of March, DC-9's and MD-90 will be funded by 777, 747 and Domestic 767.
We are over by 200 pilots summer 2012.
Wow didn't know that 50% of this base "chooses"
to commute.Hiring to start 2013 and to go indefinitely. The presenter is in charge of hiring and is worried about getting enough pilots in the pipeline in order to not over tax the simulator availability. He is concerned about keeping up the quality of pilots.
They would rather hire to fill the DC-9 and MD-90 this year but Richard won't go for it.
Commentary: In general, we are doing everything to reduce our debt and improve our product (lie flat seats). I am happy about that as I'd rather work for a profitable company than one losing money. But I am banking on my union to help my career and my wife's career along (scope, JV, etc.). Understandably the company is worried about making a profit and not too worried about our stagnation. I'm looking to my union to get our flying back and I've written to my reps and negotiators in that regard.
Anyway it is my duty as an APC fellow member to pass on a couple of "things" i have heard from the little black bird. Maybe they are false, maybe they are true. Who knows, but ill pass them on to you.
1) RA wants 777s. (Ive said this before-a handful)
-->Cargo meeting about 6 weeks ago. This was said.2) Check guy told me that there will be a big announcement in APRIL (didnt know what
)3) HE also stated that it is in the books-->We need to start hiring 500/year for up to 5000. The start date is 2015. WOAH!!!
Thats all--from the "onion" I bid you Guten Morgan!
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