New Colgan Air Crew Web?
07-19-2008, 10:19 AM
#21
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Originally Posted by Seggy
Have you heard about Colgan getting PBS and/or allowing us to do more scheduling issues online such as trip trades, etc?
Appreciate your honesty. When I first started here close to three years ago, prebuy out, the IT stuff at Colgan was a joke. Vast improvements have been made. Thank you.
Appreciate your honesty. When I first started here close to three years ago, prebuy out, the IT stuff at Colgan was a joke. Vast improvements have been made. Thank you.
07-19-2008, 11:59 AM
#22
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Originally Posted by av8sean
We can't do online trip trades at 9E and pref-bid is universally unpopular. Don't get your hopes up.
Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. Employee Website || Login
Login, then scroll down to the bottom of the page. The link is next to the PBS login. Also check crewtrac messages. Info on there too.
07-19-2008, 12:13 PM
#23
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Originally Posted by sandlapper223
Not true! If you are a 9E crewmember and are looking to Trip Trade, go to
Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. Employee Website || Login
Login, then scroll down to the bottom of the page. The link is next to the PBS login. Also check crewtrac messages. Info on there too.
Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. Employee Website || Login
Login, then scroll down to the bottom of the page. The link is next to the PBS login. Also check crewtrac messages. Info on there too.
07-19-2008, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by sandlapper223
Ok. It is not without human intervention. But it seems the company, by beginning to put a link online, may be setting the stage for a 'true' online trip trade system?
07-19-2008, 08:30 PM
#26
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Originally Posted by mooney
No offense, but you have ALOT to learn about 9E management. Giving a website the ability for a pilot to auto trade vs. going through a scheduler would take away control from management and give it directly to the pilots to control their own quality of life. Plus it costs money, so there is NO WAY they will ever give us a tool to make our life easier, while initally COSTING THE COMPANY MONEY to do it.
No offense taken. However, as we recall from group dynamics 101, people generally dislike "change" (like manual bidding to PBS, Jepps to Lidos). Or like anything else to rock the boat. However, you are correct that quality of life for pilots has nothing to do with managements’ reasoning, but savings for the company does. By savings I mean AUTOMATION. If the company can reduce the workload or manpower of a position that works on trip trades by replacing (it) them with a computer algorithm, then they will. Do not let your discouragement of management short sight the idea of progress, technology, and (savings) automation in our business.
07-20-2008, 05:26 AM
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You are correct in that it would save money. However, it would cost money INITIALLY to set up the program. Spending money on an item which would give some level of control to the pilots is something this management is NOT willing to do. And I'm not saying this as an anti-management disgruntle, but as a pilot in the top 15% seniority who has seen the way this management operates over time. They WILL spend a dollar to save a dime, but they will not spend a dime to save a dollar. Especially if it takes away the slightest bit of control from them.
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