Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
07-14-2011, 11:25 AM
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Be careful out there. A few weeks ago, I had a scheduling supervisor rip me apart on the phone, dock my pay, and try to get me in all kinds of trouble over something that would have been a non-event up until recently. Scheduling these days seems to be taking a very "we're trying to find any way we can to nail you on a technicality" approach to dealing with us. I'm really thankful for a great Chief Pilot with common sense. But FYI... be very careful with commuting and with deviating from deadhead.
07-14-2011, 11:29 AM
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Any AVERAGE type SWA guy out there willing to blank out their personal data, scan and post their W2? Getting bored with all the 2nd and 3rd heard from so and so stories.
07-14-2011, 11:37 AM
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Unfortunately, this has been an unpleasant reality for, well, going on a few years now....
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07-14-2011, 12:05 PM
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Here's an idea. If someone ISN'T really available, how about we DON'T put them on the availability list.
07-14-2011, 12:13 PM
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Because that list is worth nothing. It's one of the most useless and pointless things available to us. That list gives us NO guidance as to who is actually available for reserve. Some of those could be on FAR rest. Some could have a 30/7 conflict(Assuming it's a domestic trip). Some may be finishing a trip tonight.
Here's an idea. If someone ISN'T really available, how about we DON'T put them on the availability list.
Here's an idea. If someone ISN'T really available, how about we DON'T put them on the availability list.
07-14-2011, 12:24 PM
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Be careful out there. A few weeks ago, I had a scheduling supervisor rip me apart on the phone, dock my pay, and try to get me in all kinds of trouble over something that would have been a non-event up until recently. Scheduling these days seems to be taking a very "we're trying to find any way we can to nail you on a technicality" approach to dealing with us. I'm really thankful for a great Chief Pilot with common sense. But FYI... be very careful with commuting and with deviating from deadhead.
Since they always follow the contract, I see no reason icrew shouldn't show us the same info they are looking at. I'm not really sure why guys on res are given so little info as to what is going on, except that it gives you the fear of the unknown.
07-14-2011, 12:31 PM
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But Pineapple knows of a DAL FO who made $200K last year so in actuality, SWA is underpaid.
07-14-2011, 12:45 PM
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Any way you can elaborate on this a little without exposing yourself? Personally, I think the new deviate from deadhead policies are worthless. Scheduling can DH me on DCI to my base, but they can't send me home on DCI? They will PS to suit their needs, but there has to be seats available to suit my needs? If there are seats available, I can nonrev. This policy is worthless!
I'm not quite sure why Delta doesn't have this policy. I mean, what's a Skywest, or a Mesaba, or a Republic going to say - If you don't give our employees priority on DCI flights, were not going to fly for you? Yeah right.
07-14-2011, 12:58 PM
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I agree, but for slightly different reasons - DCI flights arent just code shares on another airline - they are subcontracted Delta flights. In other words, Delta pays these airlines to fly these flights, tells them when to fly these flight, handles all reservations, and owns all of the seats. We, as Delta employees should therefore n bhave rights to seats these flights as if they were mainline. We should have priority over their employees on these flights and we should be able to book PS on these flights.
I'm not quite sure why Delta doesn't have this policy. I mean, what's a Skywest, or a Mesaba, or a Republic going to say - If you don't give our employees priority on DCI flights, were not going to fly for you? Yeah right.
I'm not quite sure why Delta doesn't have this policy. I mean, what's a Skywest, or a Mesaba, or a Republic going to say - If you don't give our employees priority on DCI flights, were not going to fly for you? Yeah right.
07-14-2011, 01:17 PM
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