Originally Posted by sailingfun

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.

Originally Posted by OceanCrosser

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

Originally Posted by boog123

Last day of GS rotation is deadhead only, if we deviate a day early, is the last day still all double pay? One of the crew thought he read the last day would only be single pay if we deviated early. I had never heard that.

Originally Posted by Smokey23

...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).

Originally Posted by Smokey23

(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 that we are paying you to graciously take 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....

Originally Posted by OceanCrosser

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

Originally Posted by orvil

The biggest threat used to be complacency. Now, I just don't care.

Originally Posted by forgot to bid

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.