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Old 03-08-2013, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by forgot to bid
That's true too.


Just curious, why wasn't a DTW 717 base opened?
Pick an answer:

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Saw a gathering of displaced pilots and thought better of the notion.

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Sick Leave Abuse

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Well, if you gotta commute to Detroit, might as well just stop in Memphis and fly cargo.
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Old 03-08-2013, 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by buzzpat
In a nutshell Jungle. Carl's back (thank God) and holding Slow, Sailing and Alfa accountable. Johnson's baby hurled for the first time. Clamp's kid cried on his first ever road trip. We're buying 747s and 321s ( or so the rumor goes). Some boobs were included.

That's about it.
Don't forget per diem tax discussion!


Boobies.


Lots and lots of boobies.
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Old 03-08-2013, 12:32 PM
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This AE just is yet another example of the union and company hoodwinking us to get what they want collectively. We better hope that we "career fo's" don't have to endure another merger...especially with young pilot groups like AK and JB...the DAL FO's will be slaughtered...AGAIN!
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Old 03-08-2013, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Roadkill
Some good analysis so far.

Wow, with a bunch of MD-90s coming this year, 737-900s, and 717s, this is a zero hiring shift downwards of everyone. Virtually every category "is overstaffed" now. I'm sure the usual suspects will come on here and tell me how great the rain is, but from where I'm sitting it sure does smell like **** to me.

If this is what we have to look at with three types of new aircraft coming onboard, a "TA that will generate hiring", and a hugely profitable airline comfortably done merging in an industry that has finally rationalized down to 4ish like everyone said would be so good for the industry...

Well, den yummy yummy! I sure nuf do like dat yellow rain!
I predict I will move backwards at least a percent to continue my decade long slide downhill.
It is not going to get better any time soon. I have heard from multiple sources that we are not far off from raising the retirement age again. What's another 2 years of stagnation + at least 1 more year of no hiring? It could be 2016 before we see any movement. 2019 to see any real movement.
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Old 03-08-2013, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by LandGreen2
This AE just is yet another example of the union and company hoodwinking us to get what they want collectively. We better hope that we "career fo's" don't have to endure another merger...especially with young pilot groups like AK and JB...the DAL FO's will be slaughtered...AGAIN!
When we're the DAL FOs slaughtered to being with?
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Old 03-08-2013, 12:42 PM
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Interesting tidbit in the latest Crew Resources update......
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Old 03-08-2013, 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by LandGreen2
This AE just is yet another example of the union and company hoodwinking us to get what they want collectively. We better hope that we "career fo's" don't have to endure another merger...especially with young pilot groups like AK and JB...the DAL FO's will be slaughtered...AGAIN!
An ounce of prevention...
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Old 03-08-2013, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by buzzpat
In a nutshell Jungle. Carl's back (thank God) and holding Slow, Sailing and Alfa accountable. Johnson's baby hurled for the first time. Clamp's kid cried on his first ever road trip. We're buying 747s and 321s ( or so the rumor goes). Some boobs were included.

That's about it.
Sounds like a pretty good couple of weeks!

Baja's main drawback is a lack of boobies between Ensenada and Cabo. So while I'm tanned, well-fed, well-liquored, and well stocked on GoPro footage with 32GB of moto mayhem to sort through... I'm a little boobie-starved.

BRING ON THE UNDERBOOB!
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Old 03-08-2013, 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by johnso29
Interesting tidbit in the latest Crew Resources update......
Found it on the first page...

A potential widebody order, huh?
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Old 03-08-2013, 12:58 PM
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On the bright side, we have Virgin Atlantic JV to look forward to. Who wants those boring Atlantic crossings anyways. And, it will now be a lot easier to find a parking spot in MSP. Scratch that, PCL will fill them
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