AA and RDU
06-20-2007, 03:02 PM
#11
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Originally Posted by A320fumes
Are you the guy who called the Lowes nascar track in Charlotte the "North Carolina Performing Arts Center" on the PA? The Old Piedmont boys wanted blood, so you went to FEDEX?Besides Piedmont was the Only Major Airline back then to Sponsor a Nascar.
I always thought it was cool and I met Ricky Rudd in CLT on a Flight.
06-20-2007, 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by AAflyer
In a nutshell. The 3 crew pairing is taken from another base. More often than not DFW. The kicker is the FB may come from ORD or BOS etc. There are some senior folks who live in RDU who were based there and are now based in DFW.
So yes, it is a great deal for them to sit home, drive to RDU and pick up the trip to Gatwick, skipping the DH.
Sorry I missed you down in DFW. One more week of sim and I am done. Hope you are enjoying Eagle.
AA
Just looked it up, this month it is flown by all DFW. And the flight today flown to LGW is mid sequence. The original pairing is DH from DFW-LGW, next day LGW-RDU, tnext day RDU-LGW, and finally last day home is DH from LGW-DFW. The Captain;s seniority is #2 system wide.
So yes, it is a great deal for them to sit home, drive to RDU and pick up the trip to Gatwick, skipping the DH.
Sorry I missed you down in DFW. One more week of sim and I am done. Hope you are enjoying Eagle.
AA
Just looked it up, this month it is flown by all DFW. And the flight today flown to LGW is mid sequence. The original pairing is DH from DFW-LGW, next day LGW-RDU, tnext day RDU-LGW, and finally last day home is DH from LGW-DFW. The Captain;s seniority is #2 system wide.
06-20-2007, 06:12 PM
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"In a nutshell. The 3 crew pairing is taken from another base. More often than not DFW. The kicker is the FB may come from ORD or BOS etc. There are some senior folks who live in RDU who were based there and are now based in DFW."
And we know what "FB" stands for.....
FOOD BOY
And we know what "FB" stands for.....
FOOD BOY
06-20-2007, 06:40 PM
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The trip is usually a 6 day trip out of DFW.
DFW-LGW AA 50
LGW-RDU AA 173
RDU-LGW AA 174
LGW-DFW AA 51
The RDU-LGW flight is a subsidy by a company named Glaxo Wellcome that does tons of business in RDU and London, the flight is usually mostly Glaxo employees.
Yes, FB is "Food Boy" and FC is "Film Critic!" At TWA the term was "Eater", UAL calls 'em "Bunkies." Every airline has a cute term for them I guess. 73
DFW-LGW AA 50
LGW-RDU AA 173
RDU-LGW AA 174
LGW-DFW AA 51
The RDU-LGW flight is a subsidy by a company named Glaxo Wellcome that does tons of business in RDU and London, the flight is usually mostly Glaxo employees.
Yes, FB is "Food Boy" and FC is "Film Critic!" At TWA the term was "Eater", UAL calls 'em "Bunkies." Every airline has a cute term for them I guess. 73
06-22-2007, 01:20 AM
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Originally Posted by FliFast
73,
Too funny !! Yes we called them Eaters !!!! At Focus Air Cargo, we called them Movie Watchers. UPS we call them "chefs"....lol.
Too funny !! Yes we called them Eaters !!!! At Focus Air Cargo, we called them Movie Watchers. UPS we call them "chefs"....lol.
fbh
06-22-2007, 06:37 PM
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Whatever their term, must be a tough life! Never done any Int'l, but seems like the only landings one gets would be every three months - in the sim.
On an interesting note, it seems like AA is the only airline that only uses one CA on super long haul, and three FOs. Most other airlines use 2 CAs and 2 FOs. Yet another concession, up where the sun don't shine!
Hoping to regain a kick a$$ contract soon. 73
On an interesting note, it seems like AA is the only airline that only uses one CA on super long haul, and three FOs. Most other airlines use 2 CAs and 2 FOs. Yet another concession, up where the sun don't shine!
Hoping to regain a kick a$$ contract soon. 73
06-23-2007, 03:29 AM
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Originally Posted by aa73
On an interesting note, it seems like AA is the only airline that only uses one CA on super long haul, and three FOs. Most other airlines use 2 CAs and 2 FOs. Yet another concession, up where the sun don't shine!
The extra F/Os are used on all segments, that is no deadhead or 1/2 pay if one of the crossings doesn't actually require the extra pilot.
