I don't think its CR mismanaging as much as it is impossible to keep up with marketing. That and giving junior the FOs the ability to AE quicker (escape from NY) are contributing to these imbalances. 20 years ago we changed our schedule a few times a year and had Line of Time bidding. It was a much more static system.


Today it seems we change the schedule month to month. Things that were mostly manual are now mostly computerized. I also don't like it, but am willing to cut the company a little slack if they can consistently lead the industry and pull in 5B + profit a year.


As part of that I expect us (DAL Pilots) to benefit from an industry leading contract.



Scoop

Did anyone read the Fops weekly message where they said they are trying to get marketing to use the same "type" of plane in the markets throughout the day to provide better contingency planning rather than a market be 1 737, then an 88, then a 757 etc all on the same day.

I read it as “we are trying to find ways to eliminate 30 hour layovers”

Then no more backing long trips up to each other. That helps the company, too, by resetting the 30/168 clock.


GP

So min day then since the argument I’ve seen against is what about my 30 hr layover

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A big piece of that initiative is so that spoke cities can stock more relevant spare parts to keep dispatch reliability up when there is a mechanical at an out station.

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Interesting. From my experience, we dont carry an inventory of spares at non ATL hubs or gateway cities. I find it hard to believe a spoke city has any spare a/c parts. Ive been stuck in SLC waiting for parts from ATL to arrive. I would bet this is purley a staffing issue.

All of our spare parts are in ATL? I find this difficult to believe. Wasn't one of the reasons for putting a 220 base in SLC for maintenance? Are you ATL based?

I've waited in ATL for a part from LAX.

Why would some of my greenslip show up as credit? I did a 2 day greenslip and 515 is credit and 515 is in the greenslip column with 10:30 pay. I am reg not res.