I always thought Delta management would have been smart to pay minutes under as pay no credit on top of the normal pay. If you were scheduled for 2 hours and came in 15 minutes under block you got 2 hours pay and credit and 15 minutes straight pay. I bet they would see a dramatic reduction in block times and save a bunch of money not to mention need fewer pilots. Delta pilots would however soon have the same rep as SW pilots for cutting corners to save time. Hopefully as pilots we would be smart enough to see past the extra cash and refuse such a deal however there would be a lot of guys who would love it.

Costs a whole lot of money in fuel to fly fast. Everyone flying around at the barber pole would cost more than anything they could ever hope to save.

01-17-2014, 10:34 AM

#146962

forgot to bid

veut gagner à la loterie

Joined APC: Apr 2008

Position: Light Chop

Posts: 23,286

From seekingalpha

Delta Air Lines has a Japan problem • 2:25 PM
• Wolfe Research sees some turbulence for Delta Air Line (DAL -1.3%) in Japan and its big bet on Seattle as a gateway to Asia.
• The company got caught short when the Japanese government opened up the downtown Tokyo airport to U.S. airlines which lessened the value of its Narita hub. That impact keeps getting worse.
• The carrier is also quarreling with Asian partner Korean Air, while rivals United Continental and American Airlines strike more strategic deals in the region.
• Delta is also more susceptible than other U.S. airliners to a weak yen.

01-17-2014, 10:40 AM

#146963

80ktsClamp

Da Hudge

Joined APC: Oct 2006

Position: Poodle Whisperer

Posts: 17,473

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bucking Bar

Reminds me of my first job.

My Boss would come into my office, pass a silent but deadly, then run back to his office just as the stink wafted across the room and call on the intercomm to enquire, "hey, did I leave something in there?"

We had a babe of a secretary who must have thought I ate smoked Oysters with Collard Greens for breakfast.

I'm trying to decide whether that's TOTD material or just awesome. Really could go either way. While I decide.... meanwhile, in Russia:

Fear? Ain?t Nobody Got Time for That Video | Break.com

01-17-2014, 10:42 AM

#146964

NERD

Gets Weekends Off

Joined APC: Apr 2009

Posts: 1,576

See guys, SD & RA are right

Keep the backpack on and stay humble my friends!

Quote:

Originally Posted by forgot to bid

01-17-2014, 07:18 PM

#146965

tsquare

No longer cares

Joined APC: Mar 2008

Position: 767er Captain

Posts: 12,109

Quote:

Originally Posted by orvil

I realize it's an Airbus, so all bets are off. But, why pop off the autopilot at 50 feet? Why bother?

ummmmmm what?

01-17-2014, 07:25 PM

#146966

80ktsClamp

Da Hudge

Joined APC: Oct 2006

Position: Poodle Whisperer

Posts: 17,473

Quote:

Originally Posted by tsquare

ummmmmm what?

I know you can recognize an Airbus 330 when you see one. Right up there with the Boeing F-16 and General Dynamics F-15. Not a big fan of those C-141s... just a direct copy of what the Russians did.

01-17-2014, 07:48 PM

#146967

MrMustache

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Joined APC: May 2013

Position: The Parlor

Posts: 1,247

Quote:

Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp

I'm trying to decide whether that's TOTD material or just awesome. Really could go either way. While I decide.... meanwhile, in Russia:

Fear? Ain?t Nobody Got Time for That Video | Break.com

Dude that almost gave me a heart attack watching that! What are those idiots smoking?!

01-17-2014, 07:53 PM

#146968

tsquare

No longer cares

Joined APC: Mar 2008

Position: 767er Captain

Posts: 12,109

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrMustache

Dude that almost gave me a heart attack watching that! What are those idiots smoking?!

I couldn't even watch the whole thing..... insane....

01-17-2014, 08:33 PM

#146969

Smokey23

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Joined APC: Oct 2010

Posts: 675

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnso29

From the SWA guys I've talked to lately, that's exactly what has happened. They're overstaffed, and the opportunity for premium pay has dropped substantially.

(As a SWA guy, I really try to limit my involvement around here to the occasional lurk. But it sounds like some SWA dude input may be needed)

I think a more accurate way to describe the situation over here is not so much that we are over-staffed, but that we now are over-staffed part of the year and under-staffed part of the year. This a direct result of our schedule planning folks' decision to build a more seasonally-adjusted schedule. It is the new normal that a lot of our pilots have yet to fully grasp. The premium time will once again be flowing like water by late spring, and it will nearly dry up again come Fall. A prudent pilot will budget accordingly (or plan on working 20+ days/mo during the lean months).

As FTB correctly observed, how can we be over-staffed when we are holding new-hire classes? Answer: we are still receiving some new jets each month, along with an increasing number of used aircraft to replace those nasty 717s you guys so graciously took off our hands

, while at the same time the retirements of our classic aircraft slows just as the retirements of our classic pilots accelerates. Oh yeah, and here comes >1000 fATN pilots along with the rest of their 737s. It's gonna be another interesting year....

01-17-2014, 08:45 PM

#146970

OceanCrosser

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Joined APC: Apr 2013

Position: A350 Captain (RET)

Posts: 149

Quote:

Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp

I know you can recognize an Airbus 330 when you see one. Right up there with the Boeing F-16 and General Dynamics F-15. Not a big fan of those C-141s... just a direct copy of what the Russians did.

I may be confused, but isn't this a video of a B777 landing? How can Orvil mistake the triple axle truck on each main gear?

OC