Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
03-15-2013, 09:37 AM
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Interesting George. I did not know about that. It would be even more intriguing to see how well this was doing and whether those aircraft also have seat back IFE?
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Interesting George. I did not know about that. It would be even more intriguing to see how well this was doing and whether those aircraft also have seat back IFE?
03-15-2013, 09:52 AM
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Remember this teaser?
Hi everybody, this is Steve Dickson with the weekly Flight Operations Update for Friday June 8th.
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Finally, I know the big question out there on the line as you hear about mainline growth is how that will impact our pilot staffing and whether it will jumpstart pilot hiring. It’s been no secret that we are looking at a wave of pilot retirements over the next few years as pilots begin to approach age 65. Because of that, our pilot hiring group has remained active since we stopped our last round of hiring in 2010, and we are prepared to start the hiring process on short notice. While our hiring is ultimately based on the Network block hour plan, which in turn is affected by the economy, all indications are that the addition of 717s and the opportunity for pilots to take advantage of the Pilot Retirement Medical Account (RMA) early retirement option will accelerate movement across the seniority list and require us to begin hiring earlier than the planned pilot retirements alone would have. If Delta can continue to execute its business plan, including the 717s, and barring an economic downturn or other unanticipated event, we could begin the hiring process as early as the last quarter of this year.
Mmmmmmmmmm.....New Hires.
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Finally, I know the big question out there on the line as you hear about mainline growth is how that will impact our pilot staffing and whether it will jumpstart pilot hiring. It’s been no secret that we are looking at a wave of pilot retirements over the next few years as pilots begin to approach age 65. Because of that, our pilot hiring group has remained active since we stopped our last round of hiring in 2010, and we are prepared to start the hiring process on short notice. While our hiring is ultimately based on the Network block hour plan, which in turn is affected by the economy, all indications are that the addition of 717s and the opportunity for pilots to take advantage of the Pilot Retirement Medical Account (RMA) early retirement option will accelerate movement across the seniority list and require us to begin hiring earlier than the planned pilot retirements alone would have. If Delta can continue to execute its business plan, including the 717s, and barring an economic downturn or other unanticipated event, we could begin the hiring process as early as the last quarter of this year.
Mmmmmmmmmm.....New Hires.
At least the AEs will be more frequent.
03-15-2013, 10:00 AM
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I did not make fun of him. He asked a question. I answered it. There was no making fun of anyone. I'm not sure what you're asking me, as I simply pasted a statement from Crew resources into my post. No where in that post did I state smaller, more frequent bids were guaranteed.
Originally Posted by johnso29
Yes. Really. Did you read the newsletter? The exact words are this:
The March 2013 bid should be our final clean-up before entering into the more frequent bid phase.
The March 2013 bid should be our final clean-up before entering into the more frequent bid phase.
Well, if that is clearly stated, then SD's statement is clearly as well.
Choose one application for both, because one applies to the other.
03-15-2013, 10:06 AM
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Also, what is "more frequent" defined as? Were you expecting another AE in 2 months? 4 months?
03-15-2013, 10:10 AM
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03-15-2013, 10:11 AM
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03-15-2013, 10:14 AM
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*Except for when they aren't.
I also like the premise that using displacements to fund other aircraft is over after this bid, when the wording they used on the MD is "we believe" and "most likely." (and no johnso, not talking about you
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03-15-2013, 10:17 AM
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More frequent is defined as a spacing less than the norm. Aug/Sept is 5-6 months away. How is that more frequent than the 4 months since our last bid?
If you're going to call people out on stuff, at least do it logically.
03-15-2013, 10:31 AM
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Really. Crew planning said "should." SD said "could." Both are conditional. Like I said, choose one application for both.
More frequent is defined as a spacing less than the norm. Aug/Sept is 5-6 months away. How is that more frequent than the 4 months since our last bid?
If you're going to call people out on stuff, at least do it logically.
More frequent is defined as a spacing less than the norm. Aug/Sept is 5-6 months away. How is that more frequent than the 4 months since our last bid?
If you're going to call people out on stuff, at least do it logically.
80,
Where did I disagree that should and could were both conditional? That has been my point all along. Are you trying to find some hidden meaning in my cut and paste statement by Crew Resources?
WRT more frequent, I'm certain there isn't a defined normal interval in between AEs.
03-15-2013, 10:34 AM
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If that is clear, then so is Dickson's statement.
That is unless you were trying to argue that they were both clearly misleading.
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