johnso29

We are. Everybody is coming from JFK! Didn't you get the memo?

flyallnite

Delta Air Lines (yes, that's how we spell it), had 3 cancellations in the entire system yesterday. That's out of 5,000 flights. Your flight was one of them. The engine failed to start, the problem was identified, and parts to fix the problem were flown in from Minneapolis. Spare parts cost an enormous amount of money, and having every single part on hand for every aircraft we operate at every station is not financially possible. No airline in the world operates that way.

The parts arrived, the aircraft was repaired, but unfortunately, due to a Japanese Government curfew on flights arriving at NRT after a certain hour, Delta was unable to operate the flight at that time. All passengers were either rerouted to their destinations, or provided rooms and meal vouchers.

As for standing in line... I am not sure why you'd need to do that if they rebooked you, unless you were rechecking bags, but even then a kiosk should suffice. Did you have a problem with your ticket or your seat assignment? Most things can be done on a smart phone or computer if you have internet access.

If you are considering a career in aviation, I'd suggest getting to know the ins and outs of all the complexities involved in the endeavor. While frustrating, delays and cancellations are a part of the business and we do the best we can to mitigate them. If you have a better way to make the mousetrap, then I congratulate you on your impending fortune in consulting "Rots of ruck" in your interview!!!

PilotFrog

So is SEA going to be the new JFK. I gotta look at the bid package and see if the ER trips are all like the old JFK trips only to Asia instead of to Europe.

Rudder

Flying sucks out there, stay far far away!!

flyallnite

Well, I was wrong about the announcement. No new announced codeshare ALK flights to our hubs, or elsewhere. Sounds like the joint announcement was promotional on ALK's part, and operational on ours. All in all, very good news for DL, and for SEA. Pretty cheeky announcing the HND route before the DOT awards it!

Check Essential

The most notable thing about trip parking is the spotlight it shines on the changing philosophy of our union.

ALPA used to be all about job creation and protection. To the point that many of the work rules in our contract were nothing but old fashioned featherbedding. (not that there's anything wrong with that)
We had strict monthly caps and touching trips vacation pay and partial month power move-ups and bow wave and on and on etc etc. All that's long gone.
Now our union gives up more jobs and signs us up for higher monthly line values with each contract and has to be dragged kicking and screaming to enforce what little job protections we have left in the contract. They would have allowed the blatant violation of white slip pick up limits to continue if the forum regulars hadn't raised he|| about "trip parking". It seems nowadays the union is all about helping management find ways to increase productivity and run the airline with fewer pilots.

The transformation of ALPA under Moak is really quite astonishing.
Maybe it was inevitable given the reality of modern economics and maybe it will even turn out to be a good thing. I don't know. But this new age "constructive engagement" style labor relations must have the old trade unionists of yesteryear spinning in their graves.

dragon

You misunderstand, he wants to interview for CEO because he obviously knows how to run an Air Line.

acl65pilot

You missed the point to my post. It was in jest. He talked from a position that all communications from a LEC are approved by the Admin and National Lawyers and support staff. No necessarily true unless those reps desire it.

sailingfun

How was that a crew scheds mistake? Your are required to check your schedule and acknowledge any trip after 3pm. Not a scheds error but pilot error.

Herman

You are corrct Sir. Thank you.