This is not about technology, it's just a convenient excuse or target. Of course, in his mind, it is the reason. For that "reason" he wants to change the whole system. Just for him. You don't need a computer program to tell you trips are in open time to get the first time stamp. You can get all the pages in the world but if you are sitting at a computer you will beat a pager watcher. You won't always win (he wants to win all the time) but you will get a trip here and there if you just watch open time. He just doesn't want to spend his precious time doing something so beneath him. Everything is about him and what he wants to do. He doesn't want anyone to have something he doesn't have first rights to when it's convenient for him. Notice I didn't say something he can't get. He has access to dropped trips from SOMEONE ELSE'S line just like the rest of us. No one should use seniority to get someone else's cast offs.

He doesn't even realize he is the pig and sure is doing the squealing. Everyone he talks to, FE, MEC and Jetflyer are putting up with his antics just to be nice. Someone needs to let him in on the truth.

He and his kind our the biggest danger to our group.

Just to insure some lively conversation, I dont think anyone is whining. I preferred the old contract, if training conflicted with a trip you were removed basically at company expense. You weren't forced to snivel for open tme. Does no one think that one reason there is no open time is it is all snapped up before it is released?

Good point, but it is another issue altogether.

Since we are changing the subject--

We should have 2 open time "areas". After all, other airlines do it.


One would be trips dropped and offered by the company before reserves get it. First come first serve.

The other would be trips offered from someone's schedule for trading or pick up. Perhaps even a PDO bump offer. When you see an offer your acceptance of the pickup/trade request would take it directly off the other person's line. This would solve the problem of "insufficient reserves" when you want to adjust your schedule. Making this electronic bulletin board should not be difficult for a "technology company" such as ours. Other airlines do it.

That would help our quality of life more than the "Seniority based Open Time" option offered in the jetflyer. All that does is make life better for some and harder for some. Zero sum game.


Don't even get me started on picking up part of someone else's trip. They do it other airlines.


(If you haven't figured it out, I'm making fun of the MD CA comments in the Jetflyer about what they do at "other" airlines)

Guys I work for somebody else but this complaint about a technology advantage is pretty lame. I am as ham handed as anybody but going backward is not an option. Myself I used this advantage to do all the work for me looking for trips when on I'm the road. You may want to have a discussion on how to use tech advantages to make every thing fair but thats about it...

Remember, don't shoot the messenger. <g>

Most of the replies I have had from this posting on Jetflyer is the fact the author of the message wants more regulation.

Based on the number of replies, 2/3 do not want or believe nothing will happen with this issue.

I decided, too, not to put any postings concerning the elections. I don't have time or server space for all those emails...

Good on you Mr. JetFlyer. Sorry I implicated you.

What is this thing, "open time", you speak of?

You don't want it. Waste of time and energy.

There's ONE in November for ANC (left seat) as I type,...better hurry up.
fbh

You mean???? I can work on my days off??

Just when I thought it couldn't get any better.