DAL to Hire
05-30-2008 | 11:02 AM
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DAL to Hire
Barry Wilbur -Director Crew Resources and Scheduling at DAL said in Flight Ops 411 - May 28, 2008 that DAL was the 1st airline to make the domestic "fuel" capacity reductions and if all things stay status-quo DAL will need to hire 150-200 pilots beginning as early a Dec 2008. This is to staff the new 777s that are staffed at 32 pilots per plane.
Not terribly new news as this has been the rumor, but the 1st official public statement on it from DAL.
Not terribly new news as this has been the rumor, but the 1st official public statement on it from DAL.
05-30-2008 | 11:47 AM
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05-30-2008 | 12:08 PM
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It's probably not that our work rules are so great, but rather that the utilization rate of the 777 (and all other transoceanic equipment) is very high. Don't forget, we fly on weekends, too.
05-30-2008 | 12:13 PM
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Very rarely do you see a passenger long haul airplane sitting around for a long time at an international outstation if there is no MX being done to it. It turns around and goes back to the hub.
I don't work for UPS or FDX but those planes can be seen sitting idly on cargo ramps noticeably more than pax planes internationally. Not that it's a waste of them, just a different schedule I suppose.
05-30-2008 | 12:21 PM
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I was just going to say that.
Very rarely do you see a passenger long haul airplane sitting around for a long time at an international outstation if there is no MX being done to it. It turns around and goes back to the hub.
I don't work for UPS or FDX but those planes can be seen sitting idly on cargo ramps noticeably more than pax planes internationally. Not that it's a waste of them, just a different schedule I suppose.
Very rarely do you see a passenger long haul airplane sitting around for a long time at an international outstation if there is no MX being done to it. It turns around and goes back to the hub.
I don't work for UPS or FDX but those planes can be seen sitting idly on cargo ramps noticeably more than pax planes internationally. Not that it's a waste of them, just a different schedule I suppose.
I sure miss the long layovers!
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