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04-04-2016, 07:55 AM

#188291

Dat jet

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Joined APC: Feb 2014

Posts: 187

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moondog

Spot on. Last fall they turned back a lot of flying they could not fulfill. That was before they, regional, got the new contract and I am not sure how it is going now. But we were absorbing a lot of those hours on the 717.

Everyday there are less regional pilots than there were the day before due to hiring at other airlines...and to a very small extent some retirements at the regionals. Republic fling bankruptcy due to pilot shortages is just the beginning. On the mainline side you have the retirements that are coming everyday. The last AE we had was just the beginning of the training waterfall.

All of the management types with their overrated MBAs, and thought processes stuck like its 2008, don't get how much the playing field has changed until now. Anybody could see this coming.

04-04-2016, 08:51 AM

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zippinbye

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Position: WB/A

Posts: 899

Quote:

Originally Posted by PilotFrog

I should know this, but where is a good place to look up front end DH Deviation instructions?

I can't recall outside of the convoluted PWA verbiage, but ALPA has published gouge bulletins. Log into your ALPA account and search the library under scheduling topics.

The quick instruction is wait until 14 days prior, then book under "company business" in Travelnet. Not crew travel, not XCM for front end. If you're due a premium seat (transoceanic), call CPSC for upgrade. Call CS to advise of said deviation. Enjoy the ride.

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04-04-2016, 09:15 AM

#188293

Scoop

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Position: DAL 330

Posts: 6,992

Quote:

Originally Posted by PilotFrog

I should know this, but where is a good place to look up front end DH Deviation instructions?

PWA - Section 8 DH. Unlike the rest of the PWA a non-lawyer can actually understand most of it on the first reading.

I just cut and pasted a bunch of it to my desktop for quick reference.

Scoop

04-04-2016, 09:52 AM

#188294

ExAF

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Posts: 1,860

Quote:

Originally Posted by Superpilot92

the slow down is a different story, they delayed hiring which has put us behind the power curve for years. This problem has been boiling up and soon its going to get real ugly.

Welcome back Superpilot! Long time.... Sure have missed your avatars

04-04-2016, 07:11 PM

#188295

PilotFrog

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Posts: 1,238

Thanks, appreciate it.

04-04-2016, 08:06 PM

#188296

Superpilot92

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Joined APC: May 2005

Position: Guppy Commander

Posts: 4,412

Quote:

Originally Posted by ExAF

Welcome back Superpilot! Long time.... Sure have missed your avatars

thanks I lurk occasionally but life has been busy with a new addition to the family last year. He's keeping us busy!

I'll try to contribute more

BTW what a game tonight, the good news is that UNC still has hotter cheerleaders

04-04-2016, 09:34 PM

#188297

206TonTakeoff

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Joined APC: Mar 2016

Position: Heavy FO

Posts: 56

Question

Does anyone happen to know the magic formula for getting an interview with Delta? I have been amazed lately by the mix of friends I know that have gotten an interview and my qualifications that are better but have not gotten the chance? Any help?

04-04-2016, 11:06 PM

#188298

tripled

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Posts: 774

Patience...

04-05-2016, 04:20 AM

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ColdUpHere

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Joined APC: Dec 2013

Position: Waiting for the other shoe to drop...

Posts: 220

Still no April Seniority nor Category List on DeltaNet. Is the guy who posts these lists out for Spring Break?

The PBS Pairings List usually visible NLT the 3rd of each month wasn't up til yesterday afternoon.

Next, they'll be publishing the monthly schedule right at the contractual requirement...

Are these coincidences...or part of "the act" during negotiations?