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03-14-2011, 09:42 AM
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6. GS and IA pay and/or credit examples:
The GS or IA rotation is referred to as rotation #1; any other rotation that is subsequently
awarded/assigned is referred to as rotation #2.
a. Example 1.
Rotation #1 cancels; pilot does not report.
Results:
1) Regular pilot – single pay and credit for rotation #1.
2) Reserve pilot – no pay or creditThe GS or IA rotation is referred to as rotation #1; any other rotation that is subsequently
awarded/assigned is referred to as rotation #2.
a. Example 1.
Rotation #1 cancels; pilot does not report.
Results:
1) Regular pilot – single pay and credit for rotation #1.
There are six other examples of how you are paid and credited for GS trips if they are cancelled or modified in the contract. And it is ALWAYS different for reserves when it comes to pay around here....and never to your advantage.
03-14-2011, 10:07 AM
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The 90 is a MUCH better ride in the back than the 88. The back rows still have the engines, but they are much quieter than the PW engines on the 88. The 90 also has carbon brakes so you get no brake squeal or chatter on the 90. The 16 original 90's have video systems on them so you get to watch a movie which is nice for longer legs. The biggest issue is the overhead bin space
03-14-2011, 11:17 AM
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Heyas,
The pilot groups really were sold a "bill of goods" with PBS.
"More flexibility", they said, "better QoL for the junior pilots", "more bid satisfaction"....all the key buzzwords. This is what was used to "buy off" the pilot group. Stuff that came with PBS ANYWAY.
Truth be told, management reaped a HUGE gain on PBS. Some accounting I've seen is well over %15 staffing efficiency. No dropped trips for mil leave, vacation, traning, known leaves...that is HUGE. Well over 1800 pilots for a group our size.
With that kind of efficiency gain, the payo out to the pilot group should have been much higher.
Nu
The pilot groups really were sold a "bill of goods" with PBS.
"More flexibility", they said, "better QoL for the junior pilots", "more bid satisfaction"....all the key buzzwords. This is what was used to "buy off" the pilot group. Stuff that came with PBS ANYWAY.
Truth be told, management reaped a HUGE gain on PBS. Some accounting I've seen is well over %15 staffing efficiency. No dropped trips for mil leave, vacation, traning, known leaves...that is HUGE. Well over 1800 pilots for a group our size.
With that kind of efficiency gain, the payo out to the pilot group should have been much higher.
Nu
Now in all fairness, I love PBS. But I realize it cuts back on pilots but I hated pouring through bid packets and compromising on what you want whereas now as a reserve pilot I say I want all these days off and that's it.
And as to pensions, after watching what happened to Delta in chapter 11 no thanks and no offense to those who love them (and there are many I've flown with that want a pension program back in C2012) but if I live another 50 years I seriously doubt I can trust that pension to exist that long. It worked for one generation, maybe two, but that's about it. But that's beside the point, pensions were erased, there was a lot of prepayment of C2012s massive gains.
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And since we talk a lot about culture issues, and since we fly there (that's my one tie in), I thought this was worth some attention from an article in the daily telegraph:
The landscape of parts of Japan looks like the aftermath of World War Two; no industrialised country since then has suffered such a death toll. The one tiny, tiny consolation is the extent to which it shows how humanity can rally round in times of adversity, with heroic British rescue teams joining colleagues from the US and elsewhere to fly out.
And solidarity seems especially strong in Japan itself. Perhaps even more impressive than Japan’s technological power is its social strength, with supermarkets cutting prices and vending machine owners giving out free drinks as people work together to survive. Most noticeably of all, there has been no looting, and I’m not the only one curious about this.
This is quite unusual among human cultures, and it’s unlikely it would be the case in Britain. During the 2007 floods in the West Country abandoned cars were broken into and free packs of bottled water were stolen. There was looting in Chile after the earthquake last year – so much so that troops were sent in; in New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina saw looting on a shocking scale.
Why do some cultures react to disaster by reverting to everyone for himself, but others – especially the Japanese – display altruism even in adversity?
And solidarity seems especially strong in Japan itself. Perhaps even more impressive than Japan’s technological power is its social strength, with supermarkets cutting prices and vending machine owners giving out free drinks as people work together to survive. Most noticeably of all, there has been no looting, and I’m not the only one curious about this.
This is quite unusual among human cultures, and it’s unlikely it would be the case in Britain. During the 2007 floods in the West Country abandoned cars were broken into and free packs of bottled water were stolen. There was looting in Chile after the earthquake last year – so much so that troops were sent in; in New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina saw looting on a shocking scale.
Why do some cultures react to disaster by reverting to everyone for himself, but others – especially the Japanese – display altruism even in adversity?
03-14-2011, 11:35 AM
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The LGA DCA slot swap as envisioned last year is dead.
DAL just announced OMA DCA, exactly the type of route DAL was proposing to swap with USAir. Something new must be in the pipeline...
New DAL Routes announced March 14:
Kansas City – Boston
DL6640 MCI0955 – 1350BOS CR7 x6
DL6640 MCI1200 – 1555BOS CR7 6
DL6641 MCI1800 – 2155BOS CR7 x6
DL6640 BOS0655 – 0925MCI CR7 x6
DL6640 BOS0900 – 1130MCI CR7 6
DL6641 BOS1500 – 1730MCI CR7 x6
Kansas City – Columbus OH
DL6138 MCI1330 – 1615CMH ERJ D
DL6139 MCI1805 – 2050CMH ERJ D
DL6137 CMH0715 – 0810MCI ERJ D
DL6139 CMH1645 – 1740MCI ERJ D
Kansas City – New Orleans
DL6137 MCI0835 – 1035MSY ERJ D
DL6138 MSY1050 – 1305MCI ERJ D
Omaha – Washington Reagan
DL5678 OMA0700 – 1030DCA E75 D
DL5679 DCA1730 – 1925OMA E75 D
Cheers
George
DAL just announced OMA DCA, exactly the type of route DAL was proposing to swap with USAir. Something new must be in the pipeline...
New DAL Routes announced March 14:
Kansas City – Boston
DL6640 MCI0955 – 1350BOS CR7 x6
DL6640 MCI1200 – 1555BOS CR7 6
DL6641 MCI1800 – 2155BOS CR7 x6
DL6640 BOS0655 – 0925MCI CR7 x6
DL6640 BOS0900 – 1130MCI CR7 6
DL6641 BOS1500 – 1730MCI CR7 x6
Kansas City – Columbus OH
DL6138 MCI1330 – 1615CMH ERJ D
DL6139 MCI1805 – 2050CMH ERJ D
DL6137 CMH0715 – 0810MCI ERJ D
DL6139 CMH1645 – 1740MCI ERJ D
Kansas City – New Orleans
DL6137 MCI0835 – 1035MSY ERJ D
DL6138 MSY1050 – 1305MCI ERJ D
Omaha – Washington Reagan
DL5678 OMA0700 – 1030DCA E75 D
DL5679 DCA1730 – 1925OMA E75 D
Cheers
George
Last edited by georgetg; 03-14-2011 at 11:40 AM. Reason: just because I can
03-14-2011, 11:41 AM
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iPad
Anyone using iPad with icrew and/or icrewmax? Can you put firefox on the iPad or are guys just using atomic web/journey like on the phone?
Sorry if I'm repeating questions but I'm in the store typing this up....
Sorry if I'm repeating questions but I'm in the store typing this up....
03-14-2011, 11:55 AM
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03-14-2011, 12:11 PM
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The LGA DCA slot swap as envisioned last year is dead.
DAL just announced OMA DCA, exactly the type of route DAL was proposing to swap with USAir. Something new must be in the pipeline...
New DAL Routes announced March 14:
Kansas City – Boston
DL6640 MCI0955 – 1350BOS CR7 x6
DL6640 MCI1200 – 1555BOS CR7 6
DL6641 MCI1800 – 2155BOS CR7 x6
DL6640 BOS0655 – 0925MCI CR7 x6
DL6640 BOS0900 – 1130MCI CR7 6
DL6641 BOS1500 – 1730MCI CR7 x6
Kansas City – Columbus OH
DL6138 MCI1330 – 1615CMH ERJ D
DL6139 MCI1805 – 2050CMH ERJ D
DL6137 CMH0715 – 0810MCI ERJ D
DL6139 CMH1645 – 1740MCI ERJ D
Kansas City – New Orleans
DL6137 MCI0835 – 1035MSY ERJ D
DL6138 MSY1050 – 1305MCI ERJ D
Omaha – Washington Reagan
DL5678 OMA0700 – 1030DCA E75 D
DL5679 DCA1730 – 1925OMA E75 D
Cheers
George
DAL just announced OMA DCA, exactly the type of route DAL was proposing to swap with USAir. Something new must be in the pipeline...
New DAL Routes announced March 14:
Kansas City – Boston
DL6640 MCI0955 – 1350BOS CR7 x6
DL6640 MCI1200 – 1555BOS CR7 6
DL6641 MCI1800 – 2155BOS CR7 x6
DL6640 BOS0655 – 0925MCI CR7 x6
DL6640 BOS0900 – 1130MCI CR7 6
DL6641 BOS1500 – 1730MCI CR7 x6
Kansas City – Columbus OH
DL6138 MCI1330 – 1615CMH ERJ D
DL6139 MCI1805 – 2050CMH ERJ D
DL6137 CMH0715 – 0810MCI ERJ D
DL6139 CMH1645 – 1740MCI ERJ D
Kansas City – New Orleans
DL6137 MCI0835 – 1035MSY ERJ D
DL6138 MSY1050 – 1305MCI ERJ D
Omaha – Washington Reagan
DL5678 OMA0700 – 1030DCA E75 D
DL5679 DCA1730 – 1925OMA E75 D
Cheers
George
This might mean something else. Those runs are old Midwest routes, which is currently done by Republic... Either Mother D is going for the kill, or they think there will be void in those routes. maybe?
03-14-2011, 12:34 PM
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So possibly using a CHQ erj to directly compete with another RAH company. Interesting
03-14-2011, 12:53 PM
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