Doesn't the Skyfire web browser app play flash media? I think it does.

 

I hope so. It seems to make sense from both a personnel and cost standpoint. As a commuter, I get tired of flying RJ's to work, especially with seats being maxed out quite often. Plus "Delta Airlines flight XXXX operated by Compass/Skywest/Pinnacle/etc.". It's not a Delta Airlines flight.

 

Ok, I've searched but my icrew kung fu is pretty weak. Can anyone give me a hint as to where we can find our current sick pay amount? I thought VTS would do it, but it's coming up blank.

 

I recently flew with a captain who was diagnosed with cancer back in 2007 and given 6 months to live back then. His wife got him to go to the Mayo Clinic for experimental surgery. It was very painful, but he is cancer-free this day. The reason I mention this is that the FAA permanently removed his medical, but following the successful recovery after 18 months, ALPA successfully lobbied the FAA to reinstate his medical. I am no ALPA apologist, and this captain is not happy with many things ALPA does, but he stated that were it not for ALPA, he would not be flying today.

BTW, this captain never has a bad day, because each day is like a gift, and he'll tell you that. Really enjoyed flying with him.

 

Go to your time card. You'll see the option to view it there.

 

Yep. That did it. Thought I looked there already. Thanks Johnso.

 

I understand the difficulty of commuting on a full flight, however I do take issue with such a blanket statement. Just because Regionals are having difficulty doesn't mean that "RJ" sized (70-90 seat mainline jets) are going to go away. We should be more concerned about capturing this flying than insulting it. That's partially what got us here in the first place.

 

It's not an insult. The fact is that regional jets have fewer seats, so I as a commuter have fewer options because they're always full. Likewise, a Comair pilot on a "Delta" flight operated by Comair bumps me out of the jumpseat as a Delta pilot on a "Delta" flight.

I prefer to fly American on my commute to MSP from DFW simply because I'm more likely to get a seat because they fly either MD-80's or 737's with lots of seats. If I try to fly on a Delta 64-seater, I usually can't get on.

If you work for say, SkyWest, wouldn't you prefer to tell the passengers that this is SkyWest flight XXXX?

Actually the E-175 is pretty comfortable, and so is the E-190. They should be flown by Delta pilots. Also, between major markets like DFW-MSP, I think that should be mainline. Now MSP-RAP (Rapid City), sure, it's a small market and smaller jets are appropriate.

 

ALPA's Aeromed department does this sort of thing each and every day. The know the guys in DC and OKC and know exactly what is need to get it done. They do it with not just cancer, but a plethora of other medical diagnosis as well. I have always been very impressed with their ability to get us back in the cockpit.

 

They are excellent; however, ALPA contracts out the Aero medical stuff.