Legally? There's no FAR that directs any of that... oh, you mean by the contract.

Yeah, there's really little direction there either on who they pick. As crew scheduling goes, their job is to cover the trips and follow the contract while doing so. If you read the details of the contract, there are a few gaps that allow the schedulers to do what they want to do to assign things.

Well, the way I read the Scheduling Alert they can't just bypass a junior pilot who is legal for an SC assignment and give it to a senior guy unless the senior guy has requested SC. Either way, I'm not going to call them. I'd hate for them to say, "Oh yeah, you're right. We'll keep you on SC and put him on SC also to follow the contract."

I'm with FTB. Computerize it.

11-16-2012, 12:23 PM

#115692

JetFlyer06

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Quote:

Originally Posted by FmrFreightDog

When assigning short call, can scheduling skip someone just because they won't be available for long? Looks like for tomorrow there are two guys junior to me (and with less short calls) in the same 1 day bucket as me. One guy is on short call, and the other guy isn't. Turns out the guy that isn't is on short call today until late this evening and has a golden day on Sunday whereas I just have an XX day Sunday. Since he's done tomorrow at noon I realize that makes him of less use to scheduling than me, but can they just skip him like that and move on to me?

I'm hesitant to call them on it because I have a feeling they'll just leave me on my early SC and put him on SC as well, which does neither of us any good. I just more curious if they can legally do it.

I thought you were released at noon automatically whether you were on short or long if you had a golden day the following day.

11-16-2012, 12:37 PM

#115693

FmrFreightDog

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JetFlyer06

I thought you were released at noon automatically whether you were on short or long if you had a golden day the following day.

You are, which is why I suspect they skipped him and moved on to me when assigning short call.

11-16-2012, 12:39 PM

#115694

80ktsClamp

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CNBC just had a nice piece on Delta touting how smart the move on getting the 717s and MD90s was.

"So, will other airlines do this?"

"No, this was a one time possibility- no other fleets like this exist."

(cue grumbling about the oh so touted "plan B" on the sales job on the TA

)

11-16-2012, 12:46 PM

#115695

sailingfun

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Gearjerk

Crew Resources Monthly Update for December is posted on DeltaNet.

Maybe it's just me, but I don't see any "black & white" or "reading between the lines" of hiring in '13. Very much trying to stay optimistic, but need just a morsel of news about hiring.

Good day,

GJ

They are running classes all winter. The problem however is that they will all be mil leave guts returning. Not much need to hire with all the guys coming back.

11-16-2012, 02:29 PM

#115696

flyallnite

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Originally Posted by forgot to bid

a rumor from a rumormill...

I heard the Port wanted a lot of $$ for the walkway. If they have a dedicated lane, enough elevators and escalators to the terminal, people to help assist wheelchair and others, and some of those extra wide euro style busses it might not be too bad. That's a lot of ifs.

11-16-2012, 02:35 PM

#115697

slowplay

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In honor of FTB, don't FTE.

OPEN ENROLL, FOOLS!

11-16-2012, 02:56 PM

#115698

daldude

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Maybe I don't understand reserve, but technically are you not released at noon on long call days followed by an X day since they have to give you 12 hours notice?

Or can they call you at 1400 for a 0200 report on your X day?

11-16-2012, 03:29 PM

#115699

Columbia

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Rolling Stone Magazine top 100 songs of all time....

11-16-2012, 03:42 PM

#115700

FmrFreightDog

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Quote:

Originally Posted by daldude

Technically yes, but I was referring to short call. For all intents and purposes, if you're on long call on you're last day you're done at noon. They can take you into an X day, but it's so far down the RUO list it's almost inconceivable unless you're in a very tightly manned category.