I believe mgt was supposed to submit a contract to our ALPA negotiators
this past week. Seems like we usually get an email from our union
on Friday night about the talks. Nothing in my inbox. I will take that
as either we are close to reaching what is acceptable OR we are so far
apart that its just not wise to p**s us all off when we have a garage full
of 4th of July fireworks and a fridge full of adult beverages???
Enjoy the Weekend.

 

I am inclined to believe that it is the "we are closer to acceptable" scenario since the union and the company haven't really been at war with each other (from what we are seeing) during this negotiations.

Happy beer and explosives weekend folks!

 

From what I have been hearing they are far apart... maybe something transpired this week....i doubt it.

 

I wouldn't wonder about anything he posts. Considering he's spent the last 3 months chicken little'ing the sky is falling about ADS-B, to get proved wrong. The value of this thread is much higher when you put old school, the sky is falling types on ignore.

 

They both want the same thing but they're just arguing over numbers. Every negotiation I've ever been in I would call that a template for some kind of success.

 

In other news, CrewTrac done broke. Hardly ever use it but when I logged into it from 3 devices, it done broke. Best news ever, I know.

 

Its about as useless as crew scheduling during a IROP. To their credit though....that job must suck having to listen to us cry 😭.

 

Every time the NY airspace takes a load on itself, I see in the 9E duty manager's emails that there is 'open segments.' Specifically, today's email indicated 4 segments for today(7/1), and 22 segments for tomorrow(7/2).

Is this traditional "open time?" Why isn't it indicated on FLICA?

 

ok...I wasn't trying to chicken little about the ads-b mod.... until last week there was no confirmation about the ads-b mod being performed on the 200 fleet.. that was a fact... I am happy to hear the news we are in fact going to perform the mod... at least until possible fleet changes occur... if questioning the future of the company bothers you... I apologize... I come on here to try and gather information because Flight Ops seems to be the most versed department when it comes to company news/issues... I don't try to spread rumor and create bs... yesterday was 23 years at the company from express I to mesaba to pinnacle and now endeavor.. there have been a lot of ups and downs over that time and a lot of good people have left under bad circumstances...I take pride in putting you guys and girls in airworthy aircraft everyday...and what tech ops and EDV have evolved into over the last 2 decades and want it to continue... with that.. enjoy the holiday everyone

 

Well as of early last week R.G. had said that the ADS-B hadn't been approved for the 200s only the 900s, but he also said that Delta can't find a way to get rid of the 200's in NYC like they want to.... Personally I'd rather they find a way to get rid of that insane blast fence parking or better yet the entirety of LGA airport...