Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
08-10-2012, 02:36 AM
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08-10-2012, 03:56 AM
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But agree it's a bit out of whack. Wonder what happened to recall rights?
08-10-2012, 03:59 AM
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I wonder if that is a mistake. I know pilots well senior to this number that were displaced, have the reinstatement rights in and are waiting for the results of this bid to move back.
08-10-2012, 04:06 AM
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Problem is though, there are no open F/O positions on the 744B in the AE. I believe someone will get it only if they are displaced to it. May be wrong, not an expert by any means.
08-10-2012, 04:19 AM
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08-10-2012, 04:41 AM
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So talking to one of the mechanics, it's interesting the part that Delta played in the Denzel movie. If he heard his story right, they did send cameras over to the training center to film the screens (I'm guessing 737?) and it was our pilots who tried to match what they were looking for. It was a guy at the TOC they used to make the close ups on the annunciator panel. What I don't understand is whether they used a retired airplane sliced up for the cockpit scenes. Something about the control column wouldn't move and Denzel threatened to walk off the set since he was struggling to move it around. One of the mechanics figured out what the hang up was and hacked a line somewhere to free up the column and they were back in business filming. I guess Denzel costs $500K a day. Director was very happy with the particular mechanic.
However, of the mechanics did have the guts to ask about the Director's Cast Away movie. He wanted to know, hey, when that airplane hit the water why did Tom Hanks go backwards instead of forwards, wouldn't the inertia sent him forward? Evidently, that was not appreciated.
However, of the mechanics did have the guts to ask about the Director's Cast Away movie. He wanted to know, hey, when that airplane hit the water why did Tom Hanks go backwards instead of forwards, wouldn't the inertia sent him forward? Evidently, that was not appreciated.
08-10-2012, 05:01 AM
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Or picture Gunny playing Buffalo Bill in Silence of the Lambs.
"The maggot puts the lotion in the basket or the maggot will give me 20..."
That would be so awesome.
And so wrong.
"The maggot puts the lotion in the basket or the maggot will give me 20..."
That would be so awesome.
And so wrong.
08-10-2012, 05:08 AM
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Reinstatements go ahead of AEs even if the guy wanting the AE is senior.
Depending on where future displacements are coming from, once you get awarded a position, its possible to hold that position pretty far out of seniority for a long time. Even if some very senior people are trying to AE that category, they will get denied because they can't bump you out.
(Section 22.E.1.d. exception) --> (an AE will not be awarded if it would cause a displacement)
That may be what's going on with the DTW744B guy.
08-10-2012, 05:48 AM
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08-10-2012, 06:08 AM
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