Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
08-06-2012, 10:41 AM
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08-06-2012, 11:19 AM
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Hey Bucking Bar --
I'm coming back to your jet.
This bid guarantees me a reinstatement.
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I'm coming back to your jet.
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08-06-2012, 11:29 AM
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The way I read it was that this upcoming AE is only one of [potentially] several AEs and they are not attempting to replace all RMAs in one swoop due to training issues and early-out withdrawals. (That would be a swift kick to have your award reversed before you even got to training.)
Hopefully the next few AEs prove to be an overall net positive and reverse the trend.
Hopefully the next few AEs prove to be an overall net positive and reverse the trend.
For all the angst on the contract the net effect on jobs is expected to be 125 to 150 positions. That accounts for the 300 to 340 lost via the ALV 15 and 2 hour increase mitigated by the other productivity changes in our favor on the contract.
Contrast that with block hours. If the company decides to fly the schedule next summer with a net 5% reduction from this summer then we lose 500 plus jobs. Block hours are going to be what determines the next bids. The contract we just signed will have little to do with it. In the end it all comes down to the economy. Lets hope it improves.
08-06-2012, 12:13 PM
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08-06-2012, 12:16 PM
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08-06-2012, 01:19 PM
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08-06-2012, 01:22 PM
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08-06-2012, 01:23 PM
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I agree, this AE is very small. However almost all of the openings are in the left seat. Does anyone really think they won't fill the B seats that are vacated as folks move up.
Read the memo on DLNET. We're still waiting for the network guys and the MBAs to decide which way we'll go for next summer before we really start to do anything. I think this bid is positive with 86 more openings than displacements and while I don't want to put too much sunshine on your doom and gloom parade, WB A positions generate the most training events and as folks move up they'll have to replace some of them. The largest category to lose folks to the RMA was the 7ERA and they didn't take the opportunity to further shrink the ATL 767 category.
For all of your ulcers' sakes, lighten up! For the record, I was a no voter.
Read the memo on DLNET. We're still waiting for the network guys and the MBAs to decide which way we'll go for next summer before we really start to do anything. I think this bid is positive with 86 more openings than displacements and while I don't want to put too much sunshine on your doom and gloom parade, WB A positions generate the most training events and as folks move up they'll have to replace some of them. The largest category to lose folks to the RMA was the 7ERA and they didn't take the opportunity to further shrink the ATL 767 category.
For all of your ulcers' sakes, lighten up! For the record, I was a no voter.
08-06-2012, 01:25 PM
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Overstaffed? I'm a NYC 7er B reserve, & we ran out of reserves almost everyday in July. I worked 80 hours/4 trips and managed only 3 days of LC. The WX hasn't even been bad this summer as the Midwest is in a terrible drought. The NYC 320B category is the same way. They are often lucky to have 1 guy on SC a day. DTW/MSP 320B is short too. I know Elvis90 has been getting hammered on M88 B reserve. If anything, we are properly staffed. Definitely not overstaffed IMO.
Didn't they also announce a further 5% capacity reduction?
One month out of 12 is acceptable to award a ton of GS's. This is likely to be the new norm with being able to staff for winter and flex in summer.
08-06-2012, 01:32 PM
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That and the simulator moves to ATL that limit throughput right now....
But by all means, print out the next few AE's and add them up.
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