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10-23-2019, 06:21 AM
#391
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I don't. That why I did not state in absolutes. But using probability analysis it's not unreasonable to believe the weather won't be that bad(rolling Thunderstorms across multiple hubs) two summers in a row
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10-23-2019, 06:45 AM
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The eastern US won't have thunderstorms that hit both ATL and the northeast.
From May to September.
Read his quote again, folks.
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10-23-2019, 06:49 AM
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Ok. This is a bit unreasonable. Trip is not saying there won’t be T-storms. He is merely stating that in his humble opinion, the way the storms set up this year dealt Delta a very bad hand and that this hand was worse than usual. It is therefore not unreasonable to expect that next year the setup of the Tstorms won’t impact us as much.
10-23-2019, 06:49 AM
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10-23-2019, 06:58 AM
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Ok. This is a bit unreasonable. Trip is not saying there won’t be T-storms. He is merely stating that in his humble opinion, the way the storms set up this year dealt Delta a very bad hand and that this hand was worse than usual. It is therefore not unreasonable to expect that next year the setup of the Tstorms won’t impact us as much.
Every summer, they move across the hubs. No exceptions!
10-23-2019, 07:03 AM
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The staffing was ridiculously short in several categories, plain and simple.
Here's something that will cancel out the theorized things that won't happen next summer: increased awareness of IVDs.
Lots of people who perk up and say "I didn't know about those..." when they're asking about any ideas to drop or swap a trip.
IVDs have got to be creating quite a few GS as trips appear in open time days in advance despite less than blue coverage.
10-23-2019, 07:08 AM
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I think alot of people are going to be surprised next summer when there aren't nearly as many Greenslips and the pace is significantly reduced.
Reasons:
1. No unexpected 3% increase in flying above planned
2. More balanced staffing in regards to fleets/bases
3. No JFK runway construction allowing much more efficient use of airspace
4. The thunderstorms will probably not be as bad
5. The fleets that struggled the most with staffing this summer have a high amount of training capacity (73N/320)
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Reasons:
1. No unexpected 3% increase in flying above planned
2. More balanced staffing in regards to fleets/bases
3. No JFK runway construction allowing much more efficient use of airspace
4. The thunderstorms will probably not be as bad
5. The fleets that struggled the most with staffing this summer have a high amount of training capacity (73N/320)
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2. This will require a lot of movement/staffing increases. I would think more frequent AE’s would help with the balancing. With all the projected retirements we needed to start hiring big time a while ago. The company has finally figured that out. Let’s hope they can catch up to where we need to be. I have my doubts. On a side note, I wonder if any of this staffing issue is Contract related in that they can plead we don’t have the staffing to negotiate another week of vacation etc.
3. Agreed
4. This one I would have probably left out because it can go either way.
5. That’s a good thing........but it all boils down to proper manning of categories and based on their past prowess at this, I have my doubt they will get it right. Let’s hobe they do.
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10-23-2019, 07:18 AM
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I think alot of people are going to be surprised next summer when there aren't nearly as many Greenslips and the pace is significantly reduced.
Reasons:
1. No unexpected 3% increase in flying above planned
2. More balanced staffing in regards to fleets/bases
3. No JFK runway construction allowing much more efficient use of airspace
4. The thunderstorms will probably not be as bad
5. The fleets that struggled the most with staffing this summer have a high amount of training capacity (73N/320)
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Reasons:
1. No unexpected 3% increase in flying above planned
2. More balanced staffing in regards to fleets/bases
3. No JFK runway construction allowing much more efficient use of airspace
4. The thunderstorms will probably not be as bad
5. The fleets that struggled the most with staffing this summer have a high amount of training capacity (73N/320)
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3. Has this really had much of an impact or did our poor staffing plan just compound any issues that may have come from the construction?
4. Seriously?
We made some terrible decisions with staffing and rotation construction (elimination of credit/shortened layovers). Credit reduction is just as addictive to the company as green slips are to pilots. Once you get a taste there is no going back. They apologized for this summer but I attribute the pain felt like child birth, once you see that baby (quarterly and EoY profits) all will be forgotten and we will be right back in the same boat.
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