Is offline

Yep, saw it and hit delete. I did the company a favor a few weeks back on my day off. They felt the need to extend it into another day off and then give me a sad when I refused. That was the last thing I'll ever help out with.

fastback

I hope you filed a CSC in an objective, professional manner.

Utah

You'll be getting those weekly until mid August or so.

By June I'm betting you'll get a message that anything picked up out of open time for the entire month will pay time and a half.

By July 1 that will change to double time for anything in open time.

Jet87

How can you say way smaller class sizes this time around? The DVR never accurately gives the class sizes

Is offline

Hahahhahaah. U.S. There is nothing professional about crew support anymore. I have a few people I talk to up there and they are sick over the way things are being done to pilots. They were even told if someone calls and ask for a specific person don't transfer them. They don't want schedulers and pilots getting along and someone actually being held accountable.

Utah

In the past they've liked to keep upgrade and transition classes during the summer to a minimum. Keeping those pilots in their seats and flying the busy period.

However, I've no idea what the plan for this year is.

disillusioned

My estimate (again with my broken record about how we never get accurate information about class sizes, new hires, ect...) we have been doing about 20 upgrades per class. Feb had 2 CRJ upgrade classes and 2 ER7 classes, March had 1 CRJ and 3 ER7 classes, April had 2 CRJ and 2 ER7, May had 1 CRJ and 2 ER7, June has 1 CRJ and 2 ER7. Plus each month we have had the EMB to CRJ transitions.

Of course, you can't just look at the awards because sometimes someone will get a class, then get awarded a base transfer on the next DVR. This will show up looking like an upgrade because it will show FO to CA, but I don't think this happens very often. Mostly, I just look at the estimated vs awarded and try to guess. Plus talking to the people that get the awards and knowing how many are in the class. The latest one just looks like there is less CRJ estimated need, and more ER7 for ORD.

This is information that I would find useful on a monthly basis, like those newsletters we used to get. Or in a presidents update that we only get when people start *****ing about not hearing from SAPA. It would be great to see how many pilots left, CA or FO and where they went. Then also what classes were coming up, new hire and upgrades/transitions. But I get it, we keep our EB busy fighting PIC's that we solved last year, but now we need to argue the same thing with the company because we don't fix the holes in the PPM. That way CS can try again next year and see if anyone notices.

Check Complete

I'm a Captain, and therefore didn't get it, any chance you could post a copy of it here?

Thanks!

disillusioned

First version was shorter and didn't have as many cops outs for CS. He recalled that one, then sent a second that said reserve days that have flying assigned will paid at time and a half or 4 hours whichever is greater. And open time picked up within 120 hours will be paid as such. Then a disclaimer at the end that said all regular reserve and pay policies will apply.

So basically, I can come fly and at least get 4 hours. If I sit reserve and don't get called, it will only be 4 hours not 6. And if CS lies to you (not that it ever happens, but if) and tells you that the trip is worth more, and it turns out that our pay policy (i.e. the way we have always done it) does not jive with those numbers, you will be paid less.

Oh and if you time out since we are awarding you 100 hours for May since you picked up this time and helped out the company, we do not have to pay protect you. I actually saw this on SWOL in the stupid crew forums. JO said if you have not picked up any additional flying in the previous 12 months, and you time out, you will be paid. Guess that means I can't help out this time. Sorry.

HappyCrew

I heard United is going to have SkyWorst fly 747s for them out of SLC.