Virtual Basing & TDY
 

So looks like DFW, MCO, and RDU for starters. Never saw that coming. (Eye roll) Unknown negative effect on staffing? Add that to the NO column for me. Sorry.

Look back at the campaign letters for Malone, DeRosa and Martin.

Virtual basing? Hell no!

They rolled over after 10 minutes in office.

All great places to have actual pilot bases. VBs are a great way to make sure that will never happen.

We didn't think they would do that.

One thing that scares me about this is it doesn't totally prevent ocean crossings from happening on a rotation from a virtual base. Example: Company establishes a 75/767 virtual base in RDU. First day is RDU to ATL to PIT. Second day PIT to CDG. Third day CDG to PIT. Fourth day PIT to DTW to RDU.

Denny

This only lasts for a year, if it's something that is not working out it can be terminated.

By Memrat, right?

Good point. I'm still trying to get my mind about VB and TDY. I think they have the potential to make our lives better. I'm very skeptical because I invested heavily to live in base, but I think there can be solutions that male everyone's life better (even the company gains).

Or it can open the gates to hell.

The most important thing about VB + TDY is that it will be done on a test basis. We will need to ensure that we have smart pilot advocates monitoring the tests.

I see no cost advantage to the company in doing that over using a ATL or DTW crew. What the company really wanted was ocean crossings from a VB. That was where the money was!