DAL Class drops
#2431
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Joined APC: Jul 2010
Posts: 3,073

Lower paying on year 2 and very limited base selection has to be it....otherwise it’s probably a great plane for a newbie, great technology, a growing fleet means Quick seniority, and relatively younger captains compares to the ER and the 73N ( I fly with some great guys on the ER but I’m the age of most of their children...not much in common to chat about).

#2434
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Joined APC: Aug 2013
Posts: 164

Yes, and because of the lack of variety for a while. There are pilots out there who like flying the same routes and doing the same layovers all the time but I think most of us appreciate a good mix. I haven't seen a c10 bid packet yet but I'm assuming the trips will be pretty boring until they announce more routes.
#2437
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Joined APC: Jun 2015
Posts: 3,016

Pays more than the 717 but, unlike the B717....and it's a big "but" (and I cannot lie...), no ATL base for the foreseeable future. They would have to wait a year to bid into the ATL domicile....not to mention Minny, DTW, LAX or SEA. Of course, at the pace the recent AEs have been posted, they will have to wait almost that long anyway.
#2438
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Joined APC: Dec 2007
Position: B-73N FO
Posts: 532

Pays more than the 717 but, unlike the B717....and it's a big "but" (and I cannot lie...), no ATL base for the foreseeable future. They would have to wait a year to bid into the ATL domicile....not to mention Minny, DTW, LAX or SEA. Of course, at the pace the recent AEs have been posted, they will have to wait almost that long anyway.
Yeah, really missing the frequent smaller AE’s!
#2439
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Joined APC: Dec 2018
Position: Separating Military
Posts: 2

Just got a CJO, but they didn’t give us any information as to the wait time for training.
Do they pass updates to people waiting in the pool? Any idea what the typical wait time is going forward? I’m starting a reserve gig and moving, but not really sure what timeline I should be using to avoid interfering with Delta training. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. -Turd
Do they pass updates to people waiting in the pool? Any idea what the typical wait time is going forward? I’m starting a reserve gig and moving, but not really sure what timeline I should be using to avoid interfering with Delta training. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. -Turd
Last edited by Turd Furgeson; 12-11-2018 at 07:10 AM.
#2440
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Joined APC: Mar 2017
Posts: 252

Cheesh, you guys almost sound as though you believe that there is some logic and advanced planning here. Almost as if Crew resources (CR) were proactive vice reactive.
Wrong - CR has what would normally be a very, very hard to do job, but is now basically an impossible job due to the schizophrenic nature of marketing. IOW all these last minute route/ship/model changes are impossible to keep up with in the best of times. Add to that numerous fleets, huge retirements etc and you can see why what someone in management says today totally earnestly may be 100% incorrect tomorrow.
OBTW - For years I was very critical of this but as long as we are the most profitable passenger airline in the world I must assume that there is some method to the seeming madness.
Plan for the worst and hope for the best.
Scoop
Wrong - CR has what would normally be a very, very hard to do job, but is now basically an impossible job due to the schizophrenic nature of marketing. IOW all these last minute route/ship/model changes are impossible to keep up with in the best of times. Add to that numerous fleets, huge retirements etc and you can see why what someone in management says today totally earnestly may be 100% incorrect tomorrow.
OBTW - For years I was very critical of this but as long as we are the most profitable passenger airline in the world I must assume that there is some method to the seeming madness.

Plan for the worst and hope for the best.
Scoop
I especially liked the bit about building rotations with enough cushion to absorb minor disruptions. This comes how many months after the memo telling us the rotations were becoming more efficient to save money?
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