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01-03-2014, 04:54 AM
#1151
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Originally Posted by bgmann
You'll still complain at AA or DAL.
Junior. Reserve. Commute on planes who now have to be full to keep profit margins high and fight at least one more pilot who is senior to you for just one Jumpseat. Fly with a 64yo captain who has been flying for longer than you've been alive and gives you the option to shut up and hold on, or get off his ship and call scheduling. Crashpad it for 2-3 years and live with 12-21 people and ride buses and subways. Bad pay first or second year. Hotel vans are often not on time. Hotel brands might leave a lot to be desired. No rental car on layovers. PBS schedule bidding. Airlines not obeying contract rules and your union tells you to just grieve it. Hourly per diem of $1.65/hr really isn't enough to cover costs of a dinner meal plus a beer or two. Airline looks at you as a number and your way too expensive. Always fighting management. Unions are a waste and on who's team? Union games. Union fees. You might fly an MD-80. A bit harder training environment vs. FSI/CAE. Old Planes with 25,000 flight hours. Huge line up for departure at places like LGA and JFK. Four day trips. In the recent past you used to have to worry about when you'd be furloughed. Park at employee lot, wait, and ride employee bus. Airport security.
" I'm just sayin'!! "
Should I find more comments to add? I don't plan on going back to airlines.
Junior. Reserve. Commute on planes who now have to be full to keep profit margins high and fight at least one more pilot who is senior to you for just one Jumpseat. Fly with a 64yo captain who has been flying for longer than you've been alive and gives you the option to shut up and hold on, or get off his ship and call scheduling. Crashpad it for 2-3 years and live with 12-21 people and ride buses and subways. Bad pay first or second year. Hotel vans are often not on time. Hotel brands might leave a lot to be desired. No rental car on layovers. PBS schedule bidding. Airlines not obeying contract rules and your union tells you to just grieve it. Hourly per diem of $1.65/hr really isn't enough to cover costs of a dinner meal plus a beer or two. Airline looks at you as a number and your way too expensive. Always fighting management. Unions are a waste and on who's team? Union games. Union fees. You might fly an MD-80. A bit harder training environment vs. FSI/CAE. Old Planes with 25,000 flight hours. Huge line up for departure at places like LGA and JFK. Four day trips. In the recent past you used to have to worry about when you'd be furloughed. Park at employee lot, wait, and ride employee bus. Airport security.
" I'm just sayin'!! "
Should I find more comments to add? I don't plan on going back to airlines.
01-03-2014, 10:33 AM
#1154
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Originally Posted by Packrat
What are the details on the "Astro" program?
It is having some growing pains
01-03-2014, 12:16 PM
#1156
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Originally Posted by Packrat
So its a PBS style system?
It is a solver software that can for see crew/aircraft conflicts and give solutions for it. As compared to what is simple humans/schedulers can do...Astro can do way more.
It is in its infancy stage of being live. The bugs will be worked out in time.
01-03-2014, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by RI830
Not even close.
It is a solver software that can for see crew/aircraft conflicts and give solutions for it. As compared to what is simple humans/schedulers can do...Astro can do way more.
It is in its infancy stage of being live. The bugs will be worked out in time.
It is a solver software that can for see crew/aircraft conflicts and give solutions for it. As compared to what is simple humans/schedulers can do...Astro can do way more.
It is in its infancy stage of being live. The bugs will be worked out in time.
Last edited by runsky42; 01-03-2014 at 01:57 PM.
01-03-2014, 02:25 PM
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Astro was an unmitigated disaster for VNR
Hey RI,
I pray that this is not the same Astro program that Avantair bought from defunct Dayjet... This was not just their pilots perspective, but that of Crew Scheduling, Dispatch, and even Maintenance. as well. And the Astro programmers were intransigent when addressing the needs and concerns of their customer, Avantair.
The Formerly excellent customer service and the wonderful QOL that VNR pilots enjoyed disappeared the day Ass-tro (Skynet) became self aware. Seriously, ask any VNR employee.. Not just the pilots.
Astro was a big part of Avantair's demise and I pray that the VNR Astro died with the company and that EAShas no part of that program.
I pray that this is not the same Astro program that Avantair bought from defunct Dayjet... This was not just their pilots perspective, but that of Crew Scheduling, Dispatch, and even Maintenance. as well. And the Astro programmers were intransigent when addressing the needs and concerns of their customer, Avantair.
The Formerly excellent customer service and the wonderful QOL that VNR pilots enjoyed disappeared the day Ass-tro (Skynet) became self aware. Seriously, ask any VNR employee.. Not just the pilots.
Astro was a big part of Avantair's demise and I pray that the VNR Astro died with the company and that EAShas no part of that program.
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