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Old 02-22-2020, 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Props2jetsNG View Post
PDT was somehow able to make schedules with 14-18 days off every month from 2007-2010 after that it collapsed.
oh and credit at least 85hrs
The 145 is also considerably faster than a Dash 8.
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Old 02-22-2020, 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by sobo View Post
The 145 is also considerably faster than a Dash 8.

Actually for 75 percent of the flying were did on the dash.. we blocked significantly much less. We worked our asses off on the dash... but we had 4 full days.. 6 hours credit a day.
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Old 02-22-2020, 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by OpMidClimax View Post
Actually for 75 percent of the flying were did on the dash.. we blocked significantly much less. We worked our asses off on the dash... but we had 4 full days.. 6 hours credit a day.
I mean I get what you're saying, but taking into account longer flights, the dash 8 simply made some legs higher credit than the 145 does. Combine that with less banks of flying in PHL and losing the outstation base legs... It's not a mystery as to why the schedules at PDT are so abysmal. AA and PDT business decision-making combined to create an environment where you will never reach the 90 hour credit limit laid out in scheduling language, thus 11 days off.

The union should make a push for a 5 hour min day, trip/duty rigs, or simply more minimum days off (the worst choice). Without some sort of soft pay mechanism; barring an additional bank of flying, new equipment, longer stage lengths, or outstation basing, 11 days off will persist into the foreseeable future.

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Old 02-22-2020, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by buddies8 View Post
That was before republic and skywest who want to and do cherry pick the aa flight they do. So much for a w/o.
Before Skywest not RAH.
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Old 02-23-2020, 05:13 AM
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Originally Posted by sobo View Post
I mean I get what you're saying, but taking into account longer flights, the dash 8 simply made some legs higher credit than the 145 does. Combine that with less banks of flying in PHL and losing the outstation base legs... It's not a mystery as to why the schedules at PDT are so abysmal. AA and PDT business decision-making combined to create an environment where you will never reach the 90 hour credit limit laid out in scheduling language, thus 11 days off.

The union should make a push for a 5 hour min day, trip/duty rigs, or simply more minimum days off (the worst choice). Without some sort of soft pay mechanism; barring an additional bank of flying, new equipment, longer stage lengths, or outstation basing, 11 days off will persist into the foreseeable future.

Best of luck to yall.

If the bank structure were to blame, wouldn't you still be able to fly more legs per day under the same bank structure thus crediting more? That's exactly what we used to do on the dash. I'll agree, you are 100% correct on min day, trip and duty rigs.

PDT pilots sit in hotels for 20 hours when they should be flying, and I don't think we can blame the bank structure or the type of flying the company does for that.
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Old 02-25-2020, 04:42 AM
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Originally Posted by FmrPropCapt View Post
They are coming. Quote me in 6 months or less
Well? Where are the 175s?
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Old 02-25-2020, 06:38 AM
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Well? Where are the 175s?
hahaha good luck. The bs runs deep with that one.
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Old 02-25-2020, 05:23 PM
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Has anyone gotten a monthly from the union?
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Old 02-25-2020, 05:47 PM
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Has anyone gotten a monthly from the union?

Nope, but we all know that is standard ops from the union. Probably losing too many people and company doesn't want them to publish how many are jumping ship... On that note, glad to see so many people getting AA, Spririt, etc invites and job offers.
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Old 02-26-2020, 06:58 AM
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Rumor from CLT was 10 new hires started Monday. That’s 17 for the month. The seniority list should be going in the correct direction.
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