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02-18-2016 | 08:17 AM
#7911
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Have a buddy over at PDT and all he does is complain about schedules. He is never home, he says scheduling department doesn't care about there pilots at all and he complains and is looking else where to work. It was a place I was considering, but after hearing him talk its the last place I'll go. They do have a pretty nice FLOW. I think. What's your thoughts? How happy r the pilots nowa days at piedmont?
there are a few good schedulers that do "care" at least as much as they can given the situation
but new or inexperienced ones don't, nor do the mgmt types in charge of scheduling(schedules) including the head of the company
in general i'd say the group is 'cautiously optimistic, but guarded' at least as much as cornered dogs can be(think powder keg)
02-18-2016 | 11:53 AM
#7913
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Lots of guys commute and don't have a problem and the hotels help a lot... Obviously.
02-18-2016 | 12:34 PM
#7915
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The schedules are absolutely 100% terrible in most cases. ZERO interest in making them better by the management team, mostly the old guard led by SF and GB who will hopefully retire soon.
Lots of guys commute and don't have a problem and the hotels help a lot... Obviously.
Lots of guys commute and don't have a problem and the hotels help a lot... Obviously.
02-18-2016 | 01:27 PM
#7917
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Embraer guys barely have a schedule here. We really dont know how that is going to pan out yet. PHL base for the dash had the best lines last month ranging from 15-11 days off. Its a regional man...what did you think it was gonna be? The company is still changing and adapting to a new president and growth. Once caught up on hiring it will change imo.
02-18-2016 | 01:32 PM
#7918
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02-18-2016 | 03:53 PM
#7919
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GB is on record saying some pretty nasty things about the pilots at Piedmont. Us line pilots famously had an FO that on a weekend off, built lines for his base, by hand that we're outrageously superior to the crap GB puts out. GB is allowed to do this because SF lets him... Sad. We're SO close to being an amazing airline but they'd rather have this one little piece of control to keep the misery hanging over us.
02-18-2016 | 06:38 PM
#7920
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GB is on record saying some pretty nasty things about the pilots at Piedmont. Us line pilots famously had an FO that on a weekend off, built lines for his base, by hand that we're outrageously superior to the crap GB puts out. GB is allowed to do this because SF lets him... Sad. We're SO close to being an amazing airline but they'd rather have this one little piece of control to keep the misery hanging over us.
Perhaps the new leadership at the top and his background may lead to the needed changes to make Piedmont that next step better.
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