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07-29-2022, 06:00 AM

#951

myrkridia

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Originally Posted by sailingfun

Its tough to go to the company with a straight face and claim our vacation is inadequate when pilots keep wanting to sell it. It would also substantially reduce advancement particularly in the high paying seats.

It's common at the regionals, only took a couple minutes for a rep to explain to me why it's important to maintain a structure where vacation is actually time off. There's plenty of little things that sound like warts in our contract when you first get here until you learn the context in which they exist. Similar to how some mil guys in my class had a predisposed negative attitude towards unions before even learning anything about DALPA.

07-29-2022, 06:57 AM

#952

PilotBases

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https://thepointsguy.com/news/delta-...town-tel-aviv/

ATL-TLV 359
ATL-CPT 359
LAX-PPT 763
LAX-MIA 739

07-29-2022, 07:28 AM

#953

GogglesPisano

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Originally Posted by PilotBases

https://thepointsguy.com/news/delta-...town-tel-aviv/

ATL-TLV 359
ATL-CPT 359
LAX-PPT 763
LAX-MIA 739

48hrs in Tahiti. Sweet.

07-29-2022, 07:59 AM

#954

boog123

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Originally Posted by theUpsideDown

Yes, and trip is still predicting the next ae is the big widebody ae.

Not this one, the next one. That’s what he meant, but it may not be that big after all because of x, y, z. It’s coming though, gonna be huge

07-29-2022, 08:07 AM

#955

sailingfun

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Three new international routes including Tahiti out of LAX. 3 days a week so there will be long layovers! 7ER in LAX just got more interesting.

07-29-2022, 08:45 AM

#956

flyinthrew

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How about that amazing 6 hour red eye to Miami, amirite?

07-29-2022, 10:01 AM

#957

crewdawg

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Originally Posted by RAH RAH REE

It's because it's worthless. And it screws up my rolling thunder where I'm fleecing the company. And I was assigned a week that I didn't bid for and they won't let me move.

How about you worry about your schedule and how you want yours and I'll worry about mine.

It was really directed at you but more of an observation of stuff I've seen on here. The issue with selling vacation is that people will actually do it. That impacts the entire pilot group, not just you. Stuff happens, we sometimes get vacation weeks we don't want. I'm all for increasing option to move it, like increased IVDs. But selling it so guys can roll more thunder...screw that.

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07-29-2022, 10:25 AM

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GogglesPisano

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Three new international routes including Tahiti out of LAX. 3 days a week so there will be long layovers! 7ER in LAX just got more interesting.

Except no base owns the flying.

07-29-2022, 04:46 PM

#959

flyinthrew

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Originally Posted by GogglesPisano

Except no base owns the flying.

Maybe C66 and 44 should tell their members to whine to the RCC.

07-29-2022, 06:10 PM

#960

Whoopsmybad

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Originally Posted by crewdawg

It was really directed at you but more of an observation of stuff I've seen on here. The issue with selling vacation is that people will actually do it. That impacts the entire pilot group, not just you. **** happens, you sometimes get vacation weeks we don't want. I'm all for increasing option to move it, like increased IVDs. But selling it so guys can roll more thunder...screw that.

Amen. Pull the crap week and use convert to IVDs, or do something else with it within the confines of the contract, but working over vacation, more cutting off our noses to spite our faces.

Our own worst enemies.