Fuel initiatives
05-22-2018, 04:13 AM
#41
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Originally Posted by NoHaz
... Seems like dispatchers hands will be tied and unable to add even if they foresee a longer taxi delay (jfk mornings), or a filed altitude that might not be granted or any situation where they would want to add more cushion...
05-22-2018, 01:12 PM
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05-26-2018, 03:45 AM
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Admittedly, I am taking a cynical point of view to this whole fuel savings initiative. I am a practical person. If fuel can be saved and safety is not compromised, then I’m for it.
That being said, I reflect back to when this fuel sense program was started. After millions of dollars was saved because of the pilot participation, what did we get out of it? An atta boy. Yippie! Meanwhile, the higher ups received nice bonuses for making it happen while the pilot group sunk into 4a2b.
Fast forward to today. We are getting hammered with statement after statement on how fuel can be saved. While I have no inside information, I’m pretty confident that the current higher ups will again receive bonuses if $xxx amount of fuel savings is achieved. And what to we get out of it? Realistically, nothing.
I’m not suggestion we “ stick it” to the company. But it sure would be nice to get something other than hub turn pizza, being told you’ll have to grieve it, or telling us your the finest pilots in the world.
For what we do helping the company save money, we deserve better.
That being said, I reflect back to when this fuel sense program was started. After millions of dollars was saved because of the pilot participation, what did we get out of it? An atta boy. Yippie! Meanwhile, the higher ups received nice bonuses for making it happen while the pilot group sunk into 4a2b.
Fast forward to today. We are getting hammered with statement after statement on how fuel can be saved. While I have no inside information, I’m pretty confident that the current higher ups will again receive bonuses if $xxx amount of fuel savings is achieved. And what to we get out of it? Realistically, nothing.
I’m not suggestion we “ stick it” to the company. But it sure would be nice to get something other than hub turn pizza, being told you’ll have to grieve it, or telling us your the finest pilots in the world.
For what we do helping the company save money, we deserve better.
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