Originally Posted by lineplug

I may have missed it but has anyone been able to get their hands around the new required reserve calculus? The examples in the TA vs the current contract are different so there is no way for an apples to apples comparison. I can't see a way to do that without the historical look back data that is used for the calculations. I was not a math major so I may just be dense. Does anyone understand this.

Originally Posted by Abouttime2fish

Sent this to MEC 44 -
I have a question regarding the new reserve requirement calculations. Old formula vs the new one. I think it means fewer reserves on any given day, except Christmas which looks like twice as many as before, but the math is so convoluded and different as to seem impossible to compare. Is there a way we could get a comparison? Say this months ATLMD88B next to what it would have been under the new computations? Also, is this somehow linked to the LCA trip bidding change? Seems like if those 75% of OE trips are withheld, more reserves would be required in case OE was not conducted on those trips. That rational makes me doubt my initial analysis of the reserve requirement computation.

Response -
What the new formula does is allows the formula to look at your seat not all WB or NB seats. It's an improvement and will allow more swapping and less peaks and valleys like we see now. It's a gain.

Opinion - it's a gain because they say so? Don't think the response answers the question or makes a case either way.

Originally Posted by Abouttime2fish

Here you go lineplug

Originally Posted by SharpestTool

The offer applies to you as well. You name the place and time. I'll travel to where you live on my own time. Care to put money where your mouth is?

Originally Posted by slowplay

Here is POS96 Section 1.B.11

11.“International Partner Flying” means flying performed by any Foreign Air Carrier (who is not an Affiliate) (i) under or utilizing a designator code, trade name, brand, logo, trademarks, service marks, aircraft livery or aircraft paint scheme currently or in the future utilized by the Company or any Affiliate and/or (ii) as described in (i) above on aircraft on which the Company or any Affiliate has purchased or reserved blocked space or blocked seats for sale or resale to customers of the Company or any Affiliate.

Here's the definition in the TA

42 38. “International partner flying” means flying performed by any foreign air carrier (which is

43 not a Company affiliate):

44 a. under or utilizing a designator code, trade name, brand, logo, trademarks, service

45 marks, aircraft livery or aircraft paint scheme currently or in the future utilized by the

46 Company or any Company affiliate, and/or

1-4

Section 1 – Scope

b. on aircraft on which the Company or any Company 1 affiliate has purchased or

2 reserved blocked space or blocked seats for sale or resale to customers of the

3 Company or any Company affiliate.


The new 1.E.9 proscribes the company from doing what they can do now without MEC Chairman approval.

Originally Posted by JungleBus

We're creating a monster in DHS, in my opinion. This TA is a bit of a hydra with a lot of big threats.

Originally Posted by satchip

They say politics makes for strange bedfellows and this TA is doing exactly that. I'd never sign a DPA card because I don't want to be associated with people like TC or Carl or Purple. Heck, both of you are normally on my ignore list! But dangit Carl, you're absolutely right about something and it got me thinking.

Carl: "There are no abusers because if there were they'd be fired and they aren't doing that.". (Surface sucks for quoting on this forum).

Why is that I ask myself. It's because the can't. They might have the goods but they still can't because it is a contractual benefit after all. I flew with a guy who said he called in sick every month just because he could. It was his benefit. He's got a brother or brother in law who's a doctor so verification is no problem. The company hates it I'm sure but all they can do is harass him with a CP but Honey Badger don't care.

So what does the company do? This TA is the answer. Sec 14.G.3 says if the DHS doesn't like your verification after the MRT it may be "expanded to include a Company designated doctor or other health care professionals and the Director - Health Services and SVP of FO.".

So what does that mean? It means that a doc in the company can take your medical records and if not happy with your sick use can notify the FAA for certificate action. At the least it can notify the FAA and when you get your medical and don't report every one of those doc visits on your FAA form they got you for that.

I know the Delta medical guy has done more to help pilots get their tickets back. But we are talking about guys that the company wants to change their behavior at the least or terminate at the worst. Does anyone doubt that the "company designated doctor" will be on our side?

Thank you Carl for giving me this epiphany.