Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
03-23-2009, 03:36 PM
#5791
On Reserve
Joined APC: Nov 2008
Posts: 15
I'm no where near an expert on these matters, but I get that they needed relief from the contract via an LOA for the 88B ALV. But being simple minded as I am I see ALV for Apr being 82; the same as it was for Mar, which was the last month the LOA allowed for the change.
Again, I don't know all the ramifications of a set ALV, but doesn't having a lower ALV result in more trips falling into open time? My schedule shows "Max Reserve" as 82 hours (same as ALV, so I'm guessing that's how Max Reserve is determined). If my Max Reserve were 77 instead and a regular line holder were given an ALV of 77, wouldn't that likely result in more trips being available for premium pay via green slips for pilots in the category?
That way the company would pay their pilots for the relief from the contract as well as get the flying they need out of them. Or does TLV over ride everything? If so, get an LOA for relief from TLV. Give and take, right? Well, even if it is all give for us at this point, my complaint right now is that we're giving even after having agreed to give for what's in the LOA. If they're going to continue to to assign an ALV that's outside what the PWA allows then what's the point of LOA 20?
Again, I don't know all the ramifications of a set ALV, but doesn't having a lower ALV result in more trips falling into open time? My schedule shows "Max Reserve" as 82 hours (same as ALV, so I'm guessing that's how Max Reserve is determined). If my Max Reserve were 77 instead and a regular line holder were given an ALV of 77, wouldn't that likely result in more trips being available for premium pay via green slips for pilots in the category?
That way the company would pay their pilots for the relief from the contract as well as get the flying they need out of them. Or does TLV over ride everything? If so, get an LOA for relief from TLV. Give and take, right? Well, even if it is all give for us at this point, my complaint right now is that we're giving even after having agreed to give for what's in the LOA. If they're going to continue to to assign an ALV that's outside what the PWA allows then what's the point of LOA 20?
03-23-2009, 03:54 PM
#5792
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Joined APC: Oct 2006
Position: B757/767
Posts: 13,088
I would think higher ALVs in the summer would be favorable. This way there can be much lower ALVs in the fall/winter spreading the flying over a heavy pilot group preventing the need to trim the fat.
03-23-2009, 04:27 PM
#5793
Happy to be here
Joined APC: Jun 2006
Position: A-320A
Posts: 18,563
You are learning.
I can be taught.
03-23-2009, 04:57 PM
#5795
Can't abide NAI
Joined APC: Jun 2007
Position: Douglas Aerospace post production Flight Test & Work Around Engineering bulletin dissembler
Posts: 12,037
Surprised they didn't bother to repaint it!
Photos: Boeing 767-332/ER Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net
If the link doesn't work: its a pic of the DAL ER with winglets
Photos: Boeing 767-332/ER Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net
If the link doesn't work: its a pic of the DAL ER with winglets
Thanks for the pic, looks neat.
03-23-2009, 07:25 PM
#5797
Never fly
Joined APC: Apr 2006
Position: 330B
Posts: 163
Anyone know where I can find a list of the airlines we can buy discounted non-rev tickets on? Like ID90's and such
03-23-2009, 08:11 PM
#5798
seeing the large hubs...
Joined APC: Oct 2006
Position: 73N A
Posts: 3,747
Go to TravelNet, then click "Help" at the top right, then on the page that opens (Pass Travel) look on the right hand side under "Interline Travel" then click on "Other Airline and Codeshare Index" for a complete list.
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