Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
06-08-2011, 08:20 AM
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Edit: Whoops! Misread your post and missed the part about holding a line in DTW. I'd still be inclined to not commute. Out of 22 years flying for the airlines, I've commuted for about half of it. It's certainly a personal choice, but based on my experience I think not commuting is BY FAR the better choice. Sitting reserve at home is not that bad.
06-08-2011, 08:21 AM
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In base on reserve would certainly be my choice. You would most likely still be a very junior line holder in DTW and then what happens when a bunch of pilots senior to you come into DTW and now you have to commute to DTW and be on reserve.
Just my thoughts.
06-08-2011, 08:35 AM
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+1. You are about my seniority and for me, there wouldn't be enough of a cushion to do that. Take my advice with a grain of salt though, I bid the 7ER in DTW knowing I'd be on reserve (at least until I get displaced).
06-08-2011, 09:07 AM
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ACL,
How would growing ATL cause displacements here? Wouldn't it stand to reason that not everyone who is on the 330 and 320 in it's previous base would follow it here, and would bid something else up there (causing displacements in the bases that lost the flying?) Or, does 330 and 320 time coming to ATL mean that there is going to be ER and MD-88 flying moved out of ATL? My initial new guy guess would be that bringing those aircraft to ATL would result in upward movement in other categories as ATL people bid over to the new metal.
Not disagreeing, just admitting I don't know how an aircraft move reverberates through the rest of the system.
Thanks in advance,
Whidbey
How would growing ATL cause displacements here? Wouldn't it stand to reason that not everyone who is on the 330 and 320 in it's previous base would follow it here, and would bid something else up there (causing displacements in the bases that lost the flying?) Or, does 330 and 320 time coming to ATL mean that there is going to be ER and MD-88 flying moved out of ATL? My initial new guy guess would be that bringing those aircraft to ATL would result in upward movement in other categories as ATL people bid over to the new metal.
Not disagreeing, just admitting I don't know how an aircraft move reverberates through the rest of the system.
Thanks in advance,
Whidbey
Simply put, 330 moves here, 330 MSP guys MD's down to the ER, senior ER guy VD's to the ER or 765 in ATL where they previously could not have bid in to that position.
06-08-2011, 09:10 AM
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Also, Reserve on the ER, or 73N beats the snot out of commuting to a line. Remember in winter the ALV's are 72 and many of the junior guys get 65 hr lines and have a hard time WSing above 70.
06-08-2011, 09:18 AM
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06-08-2011, 09:18 AM
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Just heard a rumor that the number of pilots taking the early out might be large.
Age 60+ guys are figuring out that it would be plain dumb not to take the money.
Age 60+ guys are figuring out that it would be plain dumb not to take the money.
06-08-2011, 09:21 AM
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Um yep. It may not be what they wanted, but frankly it is all they are going to see for a long time. We are entering a window where pilots will be needed and we will see long term hiring. PERP's will not be something they will offer when we are in that cycle.
06-08-2011, 09:23 AM
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06-08-2011, 09:26 AM
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