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Old 09-19-2013, 07:45 PM
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Originally Posted by alfaromeo
Block hours were used because they drive pilot staffing and not fleet size. Delta has a ton of fully depreciated aircraft with no ownership costs. They could artificially inflate the fleet size and not fly those aircraft very much. Block hours = pilot jobs. Fleet size = nothing.
You may believe that, I don't doubt that.

But I seriously doubt... just about all of what... yep... all of what you just said.


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Old 09-19-2013, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
I believe FDX is in Section 6 now or very shortly. But they don't count.

Let's see how the "scope improvement opportunities" play out with us...
I've heard the argument that they don't count before. . So, are we before Southwest?
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Old 09-19-2013, 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by jethikoki


Might as well go all out!
We'd get so much attention during our gatehouse PAs!

Airbus drivers get to add white flags and taller and taller feathers in their hats.



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BTW, a furlough bypass friend of mine got a Dec 9 class and ATL 717.
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Old 09-19-2013, 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by newKnow
I've heard the argument that they don't count before. . So, are we before Southwest?
Southwest has been in Section 6 for over a year with zero progress thus far, FDX has been in about the same amount and has a few sections done.

United has about 4 years until amendable
Alaska has about 5 years until amendable
American has about 6.5 years until amendable
USAirways.... nevermind
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Old 09-19-2013, 08:03 PM
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What airplane does this dude fly then ^^^ ?
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Old 09-19-2013, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by newKnow
I've heard the argument that they don't count before. . So, are we before Southwest?
SWA doesn't count unless they come in lower.
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Old 09-19-2013, 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by shiznit
USAirways.... nevermind
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Old 09-19-2013, 08:10 PM
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What airplane does this dude fly then ^^^ ?
That's Timbo in his rest seat on his way to SYD.
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Old 09-19-2013, 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
That's Timbo in his rest seat on his way to SYD.
I agree its a crew rest seat, but I don't think that's Timbo.

This is Timbo in his crew rest seat with his... medal...



She kind of reminds me of my FLL based A line tonight...



Not in a visual sense, just a self image sense.
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Old 09-19-2013, 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by shiznit
Southwest has been in Section 6 for over a year with zero progress thus far, FDX has been in about the same amount and has a few sections done.

United has about 4 years until amendable
Alaska has about 5 years until amendable
American has about 6.5 years until amendable
USAirways.... nevermind
SWA won't top us by much if any in 2015. They will be content to whistle past the gate with minimal improvements in the hopes that others help to return their historic cost advantage to more favorable levels. Their pay went way up, other's came way down, and the productivity gap, while still in their favor, has narrowed drastically. However UAL's new contract, while not exactly leapfrogging ours, is much better than the last one we were semi-patterning against, and AA and...omg...omg...IF USAir's self imposed single issue WTFYGTBMFSM contract at least puts them anywhere in the realm of average, we will be in a much better position. At that point, even if we are higher, the differential will be much less than last time.

And then there's "scope opportunities"...
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