HIFLYR

Question for those in the know. How would one consistently drop a 60ish hour line and increase the line to 100ish every month without a giant M/U bank?

busdriver12

Get carryover as much as possible. Trade up 12 hours every month. Get a friend with a big bank to give you trips they don't want, then drop them, building up your bank. Takes effort.

Honestly, these last couple of months on the Airbus, it's been the worst I've ever seen, trying to fix schedules. Nothing in open time, when a trip comes in, even a crappy trip, it's gone in a few minutes. Or less. Sick time gone in the first five minutes it's released. Makes you wonder, is everyone building their lines up, even the senior guys? It's really fatiguing, and when we start losing more airplanes and SIBA trips, and the senior guys won't retire until they either get sick or their 65th birthday, I only see it getting worse.

I kind of want to change airplanes, but I can't stand the thought of going back to training for months.

Horrible

Kinda makes you want to pick up an "extra" or "charter" eh? There are people that can help......

Horrible

1-900-wolfpack

busdriver12

Not on the bus. If there's a "wolfpack" on the bus, they must be getting them before they even go to open time. Or maybe the management guys are getting them, they aren't even released. Very rare to see an extra (except for an occasional out and back, or recovery after a bad weather day), haven't seen a charter in probably over a year.

Albief15

Heads up. Harassing a fellow pilot with calls, etc has gotten girls fired and last chance letters in the past. Don't harass the charter hogs. Word is there is work in progress on this issue. Don't create a lot of subplots that hurt the case by ignoring rules against creating a hostile workplace.

Horrible

No subplots here Albie... Lighten up, only spin on earlier comms. These boys made their beds.

Gunpig

Not gonna hold my breath on this one. Nevertheless..everyone, if you haven't emailed your block rep, please do

HDawg

Hopefully no one is holding their breath for too long. FedEx management doesn't care how the trips get flown as long as they go. I'll buy a bottle of bourbon and leave it at the popcorn machine if anyone gets fired over this.

Lippy

Bourbon and popcorn. Yum.