tennisguru

Ideas are agnostic. What works for one person would be terrible for another.

m3113n1a1

Depends on your experience. Also depends on your family situation and where you live. If you live driving distance to NYC then being junior isn't that bad... actually it can be pretty good. If you have a two leg commute, probably not ideal.

m3113n1a1

Exactly what he said.
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Gunfighter

100% agree. As a regular consumer of crew meals for over a decade, I would give them up in an instant for PSC. Delta pays a premium for overpriced, sodium laden, airport catered, oven ready meals. I'd gladly trade in my styrofoam cup of cream of sodium soup for just about anything else. I'd venture to say the cost of crew meals for a typical rotation/pairing is greater than the net cost of PSC for the same trip. Two thirds of the sodium and sugar consumed by crews is out of boredom, not nutritional necessity. Most international crew meals are served in the middle of the night when eating is unhealthy anyway. I get the convenience factor of domestic crew meals. IMHO a healthier, more cost effective solution would be a couple protein shakes and a handful of meal replacement bars as opposed to the overpriced TV dinners and volumes of packaging for ready to eat junk food boxes. For bonus points, keep a few fresh salads or veggie trays in the crew room fridges. While we're at it, add some sustainable "green washing" with reusable coffee cups and water bottles for crews.

interceptorpilo

You are not every one else. You do realize that Widebody International Pilots get meals on EVERY flight. I know I didn’t complain too much about it when I was there. Domestic pilots deserve the ability to at least have the option. I am sure there was very little “negotiating capital” used on this.

Gunfighter

Are you in the aforementioned group? Do you routinely consume the provided international crew meals?

Nantonaku

I've done 15 day "Widebody International" trips and I've done domestic. I've seen both sides, I hope NO negotiating capital was used.

PilotJ3

For crew meals I want to ask what I want, not what they serve to first class. Meaning, I want salad, no desert and very low carbs, not a plate full of sodium. It’s OK for some times, but not for always. Company says crew meals will be industry leading, let’s see if they got us something better than UAL.

PSC is better in my opinion. Just give me the option to ask for a crew meal if a turn is less than 1:45min.

Scoop

How about both? PSC with a "commuter meal" thrown in.

Scoop

interceptorpilo

One of my best days in the domestic grind was getting a first class meal around lunch time and another around dinner time. It was glorious. Didn’t have to worry about where was I getting my next meal. Didn’t have to rush on the turn. Saved a little money etc. I guess some cats went hungry but I can live with that.