forgot to bid

I never thought of that. I'll try it today.

Hey, question. PBS closes at 0800. I second guessed myself and made a minor change at 0801 (I got the time stamp BID SUBMITTED to prove it). Now I trippled guess myself and would be okay with the second guess not happening. Will it still take a 0801 or does it know to kick anything after that out?

The reason I also ask is one month the PBS window stayed open almost to 1100. Is that a fluke?

FlyingSig

Actually that data goes to the FOQA gatekeepers who are ALPA guys. After they de-identify then it goes to the company. The FAA finds out about it if they audit the company or read about it the ASAP (which the FOQA guys told you to do after they call you).

acl65pilot

No idea. Look at the reasons report when you get your line award to see what you get.

acl65pilot

Heck I try it depending on how close we are to the arrival point which contains the altitude restriction, but if it does not take it I know what. Normally I will FLCH to start with.

All else fails just follow the green arc.

It it really gets bad just revert to math.

acl65pilot

New, it is in process. I cannot get in to the specifics but suffice to say it is being looked at.

1234

I think that it will take your bid up until the point that they lock the system down (which should be at 0800 ATL Mecca time).

acl65pilot

JAL wins approval to cut pensions by 30%

Japan Airlines on Tuesday finally won the two-thirds of support it needs from its retirees to sharply cut their pensions, while speculation that the struggling carrier would soon file for court-backed restructuring reached new heights, sending the shares down its daily limit to a record low.

JAL plunged 44.8 per cent to Y37 amid worries that court-approved restructuring that is similar to Chapter 11 in the US could render the shares worthless. A local report said that the airline, which is widely held by individual investors, may be delisted from the stock exchange.

The carrier said that 67 per cent of its existing retirees, or 5,991 out of 8,936 already retired employees, had now agreed to the requested 30 per cent cut in pension pay-outs. Under Japanese law, companies must win the support of two thirds of those affected by cuts.

Last week, the airline won approval from 91 per cent of the 15,742 existing employees on the same pension scheme that was introduced in 1992, after the company was privatised. The scheme includes about a third of JAL’s workforce.

The agreement should significantly help JAL, whose pension-related obligations account for more than a quarter of its Y1,400bn ($15bn) in interest-bearing debt. It is also seen as crucial for the lossmaking airline’s future as well as being a key demand of bankers who have been asked to forgive several hundred billion yen in loans.

The state-backed Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corporation is getting closer to finalising a restructuring plan for JAL that involves prepackaged court-backed restructuring, including a Y300bn ($3.3bn) injection from the fund, a person familiar with the situation said.

The three commercial banks that are the main lenders to JAL have broadly agreed to restructure JAL while keeping it flying, Seiji Maehara, transport minister told reporters on Tuesday. He was not specific about what that restructuring entailed. However, local reports said that the banks have accepted the court-backed plan.

“The day of decision on whether to support a restructuring plan is drawing closer and closer, and I hope for the cooperation of all those interested in the big objective of restructuring JAL while keeping its planes in the air,” said Mr Maehara.

Prime minister Yukio Hatoyama told reporters earlier on Tuesday that “in general” shareholders did bear some responsibility.

It would be an unprecedented move for the government to allow JAL to file for court-protected restructuring and would draw a clear distinction between the four-month old administration led by the Democratic party of Japan and the previous one, led by the Liberal Democratic Party. Under LDP rule, the government bailed out JAL three times with about Y270bn since 2001.

Peter Tasker, from Arcus Research, said: “[If JAL does file for court-protected rehabilitation] the new government would be making a statement that the sacred cows of the LDP are no longer sacred. It would be quite symbolic.”

American Airlines officially increased the amount it and partner, TPG, is prepared to invest in JAL, and said it would guarantee $300m of additional revenue over three years. The ETIC does not want capital from either American or Delta for now, a person close to the situation has said.

Speaking to reporters at the prime minister’s official residence, Kazuo Inamori, the 77-year-old founder and chairman of Kyocera who has been mooted as a possible new chief executive for JAL, said he would meet an official from ETIC on Wednesday and ”listen” to their explanation.

Scoop

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The 737 is no where near the plane the 757 is and was a lot cheaper to build. But, you have hydraulic flight controls (not as effective as the bigger Boeings bust WORLDS better than the 88), the systems are reliable and the airplane is nicely coordinated. The 737 is a good airplane to make a living on. It does what you want it to do without a great deal of effort. VERY safe VERY easy VERY reliable VERY efficient. Everything its competition was not.



I find it interesting that guys always compare the 737NG to the MD-88. You are comparing an updated Boeing with an outdated MD. How about comparing a 717 to the 737-200. FWIW I have flown the DC-9, C-9B, MD-88, MD-90, 737-200, and the NGs (C-40s, 700s and 800s) but not the 717. All have their quirks and I liked them all.

The biggest deficiency in the group is the tight cockpit - especially the NGs - I am not sure that a 7+ block in a NG would be allowed legally as an interrogation method by the current Administration .

Scoop

1234

Not to be too sarcastic, but the -9 replacement has been looked at for the last 15 years with "an decision/announcement to be made within 6 months".

acl65pilot

I understand that. I am just telling you that there are ppl here at DAL working the issue.