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01-07-2013, 10:23 AM

#119371

acl65pilot

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Joined APC: Jun 2006

Position: A-320A

Posts: 18,563

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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp

The word of the day in regards to the Feb or March AE via the February Crew Resources memo appears to be "overstaffed."

Bidding the 717 might be a pretty good deal for those who want the summer off!

edit- and look at how much lower feb 2013 international flying is than feb 2012... yikes! That's not capacity restraint, that's complete shrinkage.

How is that? Its a 365 day bid, and they will convert some right before they arrived, and with enough time to train them up and OE em. The rest will be converted at a rate of aircraft arrivals. With a 365 they have the time needed to make sure no one is sitting at home collecting 80 hrs and doing nothing.

01-07-2013, 10:31 AM

#119372

thomas39

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Joined APC: May 2006

Posts: 70

How are we serving the markets when we pull a WB from service for upgrades to the interior like we are doing to the 330? It would seem to me we would increase the block hours on that category to cover the loss of an airframe(s) or swap the service with another WB category. Either way, wouldnt that increase the block hours? But that is not happening. I guess we are just cutting the capacity and betting on the pax will come back once we reinstate the "new" airframes to those markets.

01-07-2013, 10:31 AM

#119373

formerdal

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Joined APC: Mar 2008

Posts: 426

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Originally Posted by acl65pilot

read the email....they said they may convert some early then wait for september of OE

01-07-2013, 10:48 AM

#119374

80ktsClamp

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Joined APC: Oct 2006

Position: Poodle Whisperer

Posts: 17,473

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Originally Posted by formerdal

read the email....they said they may convert some early then wait for september of OE

Yep! They need 21 crews a month, but only have the ability to train 18. Some will begin training around May and have the rest of the summer off until flying begins!

01-07-2013, 10:58 AM

#119375

cni187

Doing Nothing

Joined APC: Aug 2010

Posts: 1,316

Quote:

Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp

Yep! They need 21 crews a month, but only have the ability to train 18. Some will begin training around May and have the rest of the summer off until flying begins!

So if I understand it correctly, if one is trained on the 717 but doesn't do their OE then you get paid the guarantee from your previous category while you wait?

01-07-2013, 11:03 AM

#119376

Bucking Bar

Can't abide NAI

Joined APC: Jun 2007

Position: Douglas Aerospace post production Flight Test & Work Around Engineering bulletin dissembler

Posts: 12,014

How do we OE the LCA? Three bounces at 2am? Friends and family to the beach?

That was always fun stuff.

01-07-2013, 11:25 AM

#119377

johnso29

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Joined APC: Oct 2006

Position: B757/767

Posts: 13,088

Quote:

Originally Posted by cni187

So if I understand it correctly, if one is trained on the 717 but doesn't do their OE then you get paid the guarantee from your previous category while you wait?

Once you're converted per your conversion month, you're officially making ALV at your new payrates. If you haven't started training yet, you're on vacation.

01-07-2013, 11:35 AM

#119378

Columbia

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Joined APC: Aug 2010

Posts: 2,530

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Originally Posted by acl65pilot

make sure no one is sitting at home collecting 80 hrs and doing nothing.

I already have a wife who thinks this. Don't need another.

01-07-2013, 11:44 AM

#119379

sailingfun

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Joined APC: Feb 2008

Posts: 19,423

Quote:

Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp

They also posted the fate of the 767ATL category. The news was very good. They plan on moving most of not all the flying to the 7ER category. There were lots of rumors on here of mass parkings of 757's this year and that the time on the 767ATL category would simply go away with the category closing. They also said there may be more then the planned 120 new CA's positions posted. Overall the only changes in this memo from the last few months were good ones. We keep the 767 time and may get additional 737 CA's positions. There are going to be a lot of new first time Captains on this bid.