Rhino Driver

Anybody know of a good FAA flight doc in the Cincinnati area? Please PM me with any info.

Thanks.

Fly4hire

All kidding aside, I imagine after SOC pilots from both sides who live in base will bid what's available to them that provides the best QOL in that base, be it former DAL or NWA aircraft. Those that commute will follow the aircraft to whatever new bases they end up at, dependent on the ease of commute. If lots of base shifting occurs, it will go whatever direction favors non-commuters for either pre-merger Group. I don't think anyone is simply going to bid a former DAL or NWA aircraft for reasons other than QOL as ether a commuter or non commuter.

While we may have a lot of pilots commuting from southern states, unless they plan on moving to ATL, it may still be a far easier commute to DTW or MSP. Ditto pre-merger DAL pilots. I've see the absurd non-rev wait lists out of LGA or DFW to ATL. No thanks.

Bottom line is I think there will be a fair amount of cross bidding in both directions, and we won't know where until base and route realignments are firm.

And DTW is a really good deal for the pre-merger DAL pilots that live there - all ten of them

upndsky

As a DAL guy and an East Coast commuter, I'll probably follow where the airplane goes (within reason, of course). From where I live ATL, CVG, NYC and DTW are within 1 to 1-1/2 hours flying. So if I have to go to DTW, that's fine with me. At least it's a nice airport, especially the freaky tunnel of love.

Ferd149

Up,

No more tunnel of love for you my friend! A 7ER will be in the big boy terminal, now you can walk by the fountain and for some reason, then have to hit the head

Denny Crane

Ferd,

LMAO!!!! Just because I can relate!!!

Denny

RockyBoy

I've talked to at least a dozen DFW guys that are eyeing MEM and MSP to have an easier commute. We really have almost an entire hub city worth of pilots that are still commuting out of DFW that mostly commute to ATL and a few to SLC. I'm sure they are very excited to have a closer commute to MEM or one in the same time zone with less competition to MSP.

Ferd149

Ohhhhhhhhhh noooooooooooo Rockey boy! You stay away from that DFW - MSP commute!

Seriously, even with it going mostly RJ it's still the easiest of the three old NWA hubs. We have 6 and AA has 6, and they are mostly spread out so there enough time to dash between terminals. MEM is good except that there are only 3 per day, and the company grabs that jet when they need to because they know they can dump the passengers on AA.

See ya at the Starbucks south of E7, coffee is on you...you interloper!

Ferd

PS........maybe we will even get our full sized jets back

TwoDogs

Looking for some oracles on the Delta contract. One question, chicken or, beef...just kidding, but get used to the question for you new NRT flyers.

I am not certain where we are at with regards to whose rules to follow, but I'd like to get my mind around Delta's rules on new bids.

I understand the two year freeze a pilot incurs for getting checked out, but when does the clock start to run? Say for example a Delta 737 B pilot earns a bid for 767ER B, how much time between when he actually enters training?

Does the 737 B pilot's effective date of his new bid commence when he starts training or completes it or is it simply the effective date? Finally, if a Delta pilot earns a bid but then goes on mil leave for 6-12 months and returns after the effective date of his bid, does he come back to the 737 or 767ER? Also, if he comes back to the 767ER does his two year freeze start from his original effective date or when he completes/starts his training after returning from mil leave? Sorry for all the questions, but appreciate your time, thanks!

LOBO

In the advanced entitlement it states when the training will be completed by I think it is usually either six or nine months

If you were to switch from the 737 to a 767 your two year freeze would start the day the Advanced Entitlement was final (maybe the day it was announced/ one week difference)

If you are out on Mil leave greater than 6 months you can go to any category as long as someone junior to you is in the category. Then the two years starts from the day you started your military leave. (Personal Experience) I bid from the 88 to the 767 domestic and since the time was greater than six months I was able to change to the 767ER category.

Ferd149

Hey Denny......and don't forget the men's room in the main terminal at MSP. Whole nudder subject, but then again we ain't members of the Senate

Ferd<---------waits till he gets down to the crew lounge (in MSP)