ALS currently operates 75% of the intra-Europe narrowbody flying. CGN based pilots fly between 600-700 block hours a month, ASL flies roughly 2500-2700 block hours per month.

 

Not entirely true. A300 is trained out from previous bid and is losing 15 CA’s. Maybe that’s just coming from retirements but I’m not sure.

 

that's the point I'm making they're pretty maxed out already and they don't just fly for us.

 

Yes, they are pretty much maxed out. It is going to take them 12-20 months to get some additional airframes and crew.

 

yep… just in time for us to wind down our operation significantly.

 

Not sure what you’re referencing here. There are still 9 upgrade trainings and one initial training left from 21-01.

 

Yeah and that seat has a really high proportion of pilots in NOQ/Pay Only. There are 416 on the master list and only 304 actually flying the line. Literally 25% of that list isn’t touching the throttles.

 

The realignment bid was always going to happen, and we all knew this because the MDs were always on the block to be retired. The MEC and NC once again react rather than make an early plan to us all. We also know that we as in Express will not show a profit during contracts.

What concerns me is if and this is pure speculation, what did NC give up for us in order for us to operate in a cost savings manner. For example, tying our pay to profit, any accountents reading this know that a slight of pencil will kill the profits meaning our pay will not be as we will be lead to believe. The NC and MEC have not been forthright in anything. The company has a long term goal and our NC and MEC are reactive puppets.
I would put money down the TA will not come out until this economy starts crashing. That is when at least 50% of the membership will be afraid and agree to what is put in front of them. Whatever he NC and MEC push on us in a positive manner pay attention to and read what we gave up. We are 5000 plus different individuals who will vote for what they believe is best but look at our history and see how much we have given up because we trusted the MEC and NC or Company
Quick question is someone in our MEC is still collecting 100 hours of a pay a month even though they have been grounded for 6 months. Shouldn't disability be paying this person's salary?

 

With a full DSA bank of 686, current year regular sick of 72, and 216 hours of VAC you can go 9 and 3/4 months at 100 per month. Can stretch it a lot longer if you reduce your monthly BLG by half as is any pilot's prerogative to do in order to delay going out on LTD. Perhaps you should ask your question Tues at the joint council meeting. Or call your rep. Just a thought.

 

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Agreement, the Company may continue to interline, co-load, code-share, part charter and en- ter into block space agreements with other carriers to move freight and service in International (outside the contiguous 48 states) markets as required . Within the Domestic system (the contiguous 48 United States) the use of the above shall be done only: (1) when necessary to expedite or (2) when economically necessary, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties .