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03-11-2010, 03:12 PM

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DLax85

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Originally Posted by Sluggo_63

FWIW, at the last LCA meeting, I believe "O" said that the FAA would not let us do this. Either we're Flag or not Flag, they won't let us split the certificate. We may be able to keep supplemental for tech flights, I think he said.

When was the last LCA meeting "O" attended?

03-11-2010, 03:29 PM

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MaydayMark

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FedEx warns about economy recovery

FT.com / Companies / US & Canada - FedEx warns on US recovery

Just in time for an excess bid and upcoming contract negotiations? Very convenient?

03-11-2010, 04:32 PM

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I can't wait for another excess bid so that more "over 60" folks can bump me down a few more rungs in the seniority ladder!*? Hope it happens soon ...

How bout if they are 55.....is that ok with you?

03-11-2010, 04:42 PM

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How bout if they are 55.....is that ok with you?

The subtlety may be lost on you, but the over 55 guy would not be eligible to bump him simply because his union worked to get the over 55 guy retroactively reinstated. So I imagine he sees a difference.

03-11-2010, 05:38 PM

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FT.com / Companies / US & Canada - FedEx warns on US recovery

Just in time for an excess bid and upcoming contract negotiations? Very convenient?

Surprisingly, not everything senior management does is solely to mess with the heads of 4700 pilots. This is Fred arguing for tax code changes to improve the climate for business investment. The $$$ in play make our contract negotiations look like penny poker.

03-11-2010, 08:44 PM

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2005 Blues

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Free beer and chicken wings at the Homeboy Suites. I'm entirely too wasted to figure out what the hell you guys are talking about. All I know is that I am still fukd.

03-11-2010, 09:07 PM

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It's smart to run the excess first. After the excess, they'll know the number of unfilled 757 and 777 seats for the next vacancy bid. If they did it in reverse, they would end up out of balance......again. We have 2 growing fleets and 2 (or 3) shrinking fleets and apparently a new FDA type. Takes some skill and luck to get the right rear ends in the right seats. We'll all be witness to how well they pulled it off.

03-11-2010, 09:14 PM

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Free beer and chicken wings at the Homeboy Suites. I'm entirely too wasted to figure out what the hell you guys are talking about. All I know is that I am still fukd.

Somebody put this guy to bed! He must have his oral tomorrow!

03-12-2010, 02:57 AM

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When was the last LCA meeting "O" attended?

Feb 18, 2010

03-12-2010, 04:55 AM

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Gunter

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I think we need the supplemental for charters.

The desire is probably to do one or more charters and flag ops on the same pairing. With the different rest rules it gets complicated.