Age 65: A different perspective
12-16-2007, 05:47 AM
#24
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[quote Originally Posted by DLax85
Was tasked on 12 hours notice to deploy to Dhaka for almost 30 days to fly humanitarian missions throughout Bangladesh...lived with 80 guys in an Embassy warehouse, with 2 toilets and 2 showers...some extremely huge bugs at night, and eating mainly MREs.
When I went "gear up" on the last day I looked down at the city and vowed to always remember that even the worst days in most places in the world are a lot better then living in Dhaka.
Yes, we live charmed lives at FDX --- very charmed.
A'o Aloha
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With Regard to DLAX's experiences in Dhaka... ummm... He spent more than 20 years serving his country on Active Duty .... you can figure out the rest. He is a stand up guy and a patriot and a voice of reason within our pilot group.
Was tasked on 12 hours notice to deploy to Dhaka for almost 30 days to fly humanitarian missions throughout Bangladesh...lived with 80 guys in an Embassy warehouse, with 2 toilets and 2 showers...some extremely huge bugs at night, and eating mainly MREs.
When I went "gear up" on the last day I looked down at the city and vowed to always remember that even the worst days in most places in the world are a lot better then living in Dhaka.
Yes, we live charmed lives at FDX --- very charmed.
A'o Aloha
[/quote]
With Regard to DLAX's experiences in Dhaka... ummm... He spent more than 20 years serving his country on Active Duty .... you can figure out the rest. He is a stand up guy and a patriot and a voice of reason within our pilot group.
12-16-2007, 06:00 AM
#25
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.. Then all of the rest of us will be stuck flying these crappy pairings for over 20 years ... And I'm sure the company will make things better for the rest of us after all the geezers are gone right?(sarcasm off)
How about we stick together, support the SIG and maybe try to make things better for the entire pilot group. This is not the time to just give up. We must persevere despite our current frustration.
12-16-2007, 06:07 AM
#26
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You cannot compare a job at FDX to being on active duty....just let it go. AD is serving, FDX is a job.
12-16-2007, 09:37 AM
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Maybe. But the more senior lines are the ones least affected by the Optimizer. Our lines are not going to get any less stratified in terms of quality. One projection is for them to get more so. 13 hour allowable spread from highest to lowest is one indicator.
12-16-2007, 11:24 AM
#28
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My hope is the company will offer passover pay to any over 60 retread out of the left seat when the law was signed. That would certainly take some of the sting out of this and watching FH recover from his well timed "shoulder injury" so he can poor coffee and check essential with it would be poetic justice IMO. Don't know if it is feasible, but I think most of the retreads woud go away much sooner without a window seat. Since nothing has gone well for junior pilots on this, I won't hold my breath.
12-16-2007, 11:30 AM
#29
Slainge Var'
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[quote=FreightDawgyDog;280981]My hope is the company will offer passover pay to any over 60 retread out of the left seat when the law was signed.
They don't need to give them anything until there is a bid and someone junior to them is activated.
They don't need to give them anything until there is a bid and someone junior to them is activated.
12-16-2007, 12:17 PM
#30
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My hope is the company will offer passover pay to any over 60 retread out of the left seat when the law was signed. That would certainly take some of the sting out of this and watching FH recover from his well timed "shoulder injury" so he can poor coffee and check essential with it would be poetic justice IMO. Don't know if it is feasible, but I think most of the retreads woud go away much sooner without a window seat. Since nothing has gone well for junior pilots on this, I won't hold my breath.
Sorry, both ALPA and the Company will abide by the contract. Good thing you're not holding your breath, hate to see you blue.
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