FDX Charters
02-15-2014, 04:46 AM
#142
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02-15-2014, 06:18 AM
#143
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I check open time all the time, and the only international trips I seem to get are to DTW and EWR. "Earlier time stamp" is my middle name. Yet one individual (MD11 FO) has the following...
CDG-MXP-MEM = 20.47
HNL -DH = 17.47
DH STN-DEL DH = 37.42
CDG-(DH) DXB-CAN-DH = 42.40
All of the above were Jan / Feb 14.
This is a miniscule snapshot of what this guy is doing. Before he was calendar blocking you could see he would regularly get 2 or 3 REALLY good deal trips every month. I'm lucky if I can snatch 1 or 2 a year.
Call it XTRA, call it open time, call it what you will, but this guy is not on the same playing field with all his peers.
There's a reason they block their calendars!
CDG-MXP-MEM = 20.47
HNL -DH = 17.47
DH STN-DEL DH = 37.42
CDG-(DH) DXB-CAN-DH = 42.40
All of the above were Jan / Feb 14.
This is a miniscule snapshot of what this guy is doing. Before he was calendar blocking you could see he would regularly get 2 or 3 REALLY good deal trips every month. I'm lucky if I can snatch 1 or 2 a year.
Call it XTRA, call it open time, call it what you will, but this guy is not on the same playing field with all his peers.
There's a reason they block their calendars!
02-15-2014, 07:47 AM
#144
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Joined APC: Feb 2011
Position: Right for a long time
Posts: 298
I think calendar blocking should be a function of joint approval by ALPA and CP. There are legitimate times for doing it and it would be approved in those rare cases (stalking/harassment, divorce when both pilots are FDX, etc) but the mere process of requesting a block will usually (1) draw attention to and cease the stalking/harassment or (2) be denied due to unethical reasons for requesting the block and result in a follow-on investigation. It is a self policing policy for those who use bots or have a hook up in skeds...can't hide your actions from your peers who you are buddy-******ing. I know the last thing we want is more management power...but this might not be a bad idea.
02-15-2014, 08:03 AM
#145
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Joined APC: Aug 2006
Position: B777 Captain
Posts: 566
As a guy who lived on open time for years, but now looks at being a bottom 10% captain for a looong time before (hopefully) too long, I am now endorsing what I once was against-- a Delta-ish seniority based open time. Why? Because since about Fall 2011 something broke. The same cast of guys always wins. I will lose more than most if we go to that system. Alas--I think it is the best overall solution. BOTS, inside info, or other malfeasance may be in play, but I can show you on my calendar when (something) happened. You cannot always win every quickdraw contest. KB's open time chimes do not explain month after month of similar success. So lets go back to what we know is legit, even if it stings some (like me). I prefer being screwed by my senioroty than screwed by any co-workers.
02-15-2014, 11:31 AM
#146
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Joined APC: Aug 2006
Position: Triple Capt
Posts: 608
There IS something "fishy" going on - has been for YEARS.
They ARE cheating the system - have been for YEARS.
I believe Management has already identified it.
I believe Management has already investigated it.
It is apparent that Management has chosen to do nothing about it.
Don't hold your breath for anyone to be punished or for it to stop.
Blocking your calendar is an obvious red flag.
Posting a rationalization here on APC while continuing to block your calendar is an even more obvious red flag. I'm not buying any of it.
They ARE cheating the system - have been for YEARS.
I believe Management has already identified it.
I believe Management has already investigated it.
It is apparent that Management has chosen to do nothing about it.
Don't hold your breath for anyone to be punished or for it to stop.
Blocking your calendar is an obvious red flag.
Posting a rationalization here on APC while continuing to block your calendar is an even more obvious red flag. I'm not buying any of it.
Thanks AFW!
02-15-2014, 11:31 AM
#147
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Joined APC: Aug 2006
Position: Triple Capt
Posts: 608
I few with J.S. about a year ago. He was the RFO and this was before he blocked his calendar. I usually check the calendars of the guys I'm flying with to see if they have been on vacation, maybe don't fly much international, etc. When I looked at J.S.'s calendar I was shocked! I kept going back month after month and then into the previous year! I bid around 15% in the right seat of the 11 and I could only dream of flying the schedule I saw J.S. flying month after month. First thing I said to him when the Capt went back for his rest period was "so you're a BOT guy". Of course he denied it and gave me all kinds of "I hawk open time" and a lot of other B.S. I just left it at, "you must be the luckiest guy at Fx then" and quit listening to his B.S. Thing is, in the last year I hear his name come up on almost every flight I fly. The 11 FO's, and a lot of the Capts, know who he is and I have seen a dramatic increase in the level of "****ed". I know a lot of guys are starting to call their reps about it. Maybe if enough of us shake the cart something will fall out.
02-15-2014, 05:21 PM
#149
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Joined APC: Aug 2006
Position: Triple Capt
Posts: 608
I already went to Pro Standards and my rep about this atrocity. I am VERY familiar with the individuals involved and I've been VERY vocal about getting this fixed for well over two years. I could write pages on the stuff I've learned and the BS that I've seen that is happening right underneath our collective noses and most of the crew force knows nothing about it, nor do many of them care.
I echo'd AFW and Jethro above because they're SPOT ON!
The obvious: this problem is limited to the MEM MD11.
The charter criminals number around 4-6 for each seat.
This has been going on a very long time -- it's not a recent event. Years.
The charter criminals calendar block. PERIOD.
Charter criminals use bots. PERIOD. Don't let anyone tell you on an anonymous forum, in person, or in front of their mother that they "hawk open time relentlessly" -- they use bots, plain and simple. If asked in front of mgmt or a court of law under subpoena their answer will differ.
Don't be naive; if we have BidX Pro and Fx Cal and the amazing and extremely helpful things that those programs do for us then it's not an extension AT ALL to have a program and/or a script on multiple devices, controlled from anywhere in the world on your smartphone, that can be used to gain advantage over other guys that are playing fairly that cannot or may not be detected by the company.
I echo'd AFW and Jethro above because they're SPOT ON!
The obvious: this problem is limited to the MEM MD11.
The charter criminals number around 4-6 for each seat.
This has been going on a very long time -- it's not a recent event. Years.
The charter criminals calendar block. PERIOD.
Charter criminals use bots. PERIOD. Don't let anyone tell you on an anonymous forum, in person, or in front of their mother that they "hawk open time relentlessly" -- they use bots, plain and simple. If asked in front of mgmt or a court of law under subpoena their answer will differ.
Don't be naive; if we have BidX Pro and Fx Cal and the amazing and extremely helpful things that those programs do for us then it's not an extension AT ALL to have a program and/or a script on multiple devices, controlled from anywhere in the world on your smartphone, that can be used to gain advantage over other guys that are playing fairly that cannot or may not be detected by the company.
02-15-2014, 05:38 PM
#150
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Joined APC: Sep 2007
Position: 777 Captain in Training
Posts: 1,457
I already went to Pro Standards and my rep about this atrocity. I am VERY familiar with the individuals involved and I've been VERY vocal about getting this fixed for well over two years. I could write pages on the stuff I've learned and the BS that I've seen that is happening right underneath our collective noses and most of the crew force knows nothing about it, nor do many of them care.
I echo'd AFW and Jethro above because they're SPOT ON!
The obvious: this problem is limited to the MEM MD11.
The charter criminals number around 4-6 for each seat.
This has been going on a very long time -- it's not a recent event. Years.
The charter criminals calendar block. PERIOD.
Charter criminals use bots. PERIOD. Don't let anyone tell you on an anonymous forum, in person, or in front of their mother that they "hawk open time relentlessly" -- they use bots, plain and simple. If asked in front of mgmt or a court of law under subpoena their answer will differ.
Don't be naive; if we have BidX Pro and Fx Cal and the amazing and extremely helpful things that those programs do for us then it's not an extension AT ALL to have a program and/or a script on multiple devices, controlled from anywhere in the world on your smartphone, that can be used to gain advantage over other guys that are playing fairly that cannot or may not be detected by the company.
I echo'd AFW and Jethro above because they're SPOT ON!
The obvious: this problem is limited to the MEM MD11.
The charter criminals number around 4-6 for each seat.
This has been going on a very long time -- it's not a recent event. Years.
The charter criminals calendar block. PERIOD.
Charter criminals use bots. PERIOD. Don't let anyone tell you on an anonymous forum, in person, or in front of their mother that they "hawk open time relentlessly" -- they use bots, plain and simple. If asked in front of mgmt or a court of law under subpoena their answer will differ.
Don't be naive; if we have BidX Pro and Fx Cal and the amazing and extremely helpful things that those programs do for us then it's not an extension AT ALL to have a program and/or a script on multiple devices, controlled from anywhere in the world on your smartphone, that can be used to gain advantage over other guys that are playing fairly that cannot or may not be detected by the company.
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