Any "Latest & Greatest" about Delta?
10-10-2011, 02:16 PM
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I see that we are going to be up to 39 MD90's flying by July 2012. Anyone know when the other 19 that we have secured are going to be up and running?
10-10-2011, 02:16 PM
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George, They are out of the variance on the production balance right now, and not in our favor. They have a window to return to that balance, and with next summers sked they will be.
10-10-2011, 02:17 PM
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Any reserve pilots out there able to shed some light on the "mandatory rest" day that scheds has to give you for 1 in 7?
For international I suppose it is likely on your rest in the layover
For the domestic dogs do they pick an arbitrary day ahead of time?
Do they wait until day six?
Do they give a random 24 somewhere in the middle?
Any experiences?
For international I suppose it is likely on your rest in the layover
For the domestic dogs do they pick an arbitrary day ahead of time?
Do they wait until day six?
Do they give a random 24 somewhere in the middle?
Any experiences?
All of the above. So long as you have 24 off in 7 - they can call and you must acknowledge - wherever you may be... you dont necessarily get it at home. Reserve sux mooose schl...
10-10-2011, 02:23 PM
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I somewhat recently - 1 month ago - saw one of our "secured" md-90s flying revenue "in the landa China."
name the movie.
10-10-2011, 02:26 PM
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For those of you who dont want to read formerdals Matrix-screen-of-a-post the executive summary is:
question 111 option C is choice 1.
question 111 option C is choice 1.
10-10-2011, 03:00 PM
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10-10-2011, 03:03 PM
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Seems all over the map. Friend of mine didn't have a 24 hour break in 7 so he called and asked, but crew scheduling told him that for an international pilot, they didn't have to give him the 24 hour rest (dead in the water for domestic rotations though - Seems inefficient on their part but I guess its to the reserve guy's advantage). So, with the very few international destinations out of DTW, he was basically off the hook until they gave him rest.
Now, if they don't give me a 24 hour break in 7, I just wait until they figure it out and call me. I'm not going to bring it to their attention. Can't fly a domestic trip without it, so makes sitting long call at home a bit more "safe".
Now, if they don't give me a 24 hour break in 7, I just wait until they figure it out and call me. I'm not going to bring it to their attention. Can't fly a domestic trip without it, so makes sitting long call at home a bit more "safe".
My experience was that they generally picked a 24 hr period and tailored it based on your previous duty or a SC they are assigning you. Or if you finished a trip they may just make your rest 24 hours from your release time(to the minute). Never did they give me a calendar day of rest. Also, if you have 24 hours free from duty on a trip that will count too.
Too random to roll the dice with what I was going to try to pull off.... going to stick with flying a line!
10-10-2011, 03:12 PM
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Tri-Color,
I am in my 12th year here and never heard anyone say the hat is a "symbol" of Delta management "holding us down."
I have heard many complain about it, and like I said, I don't mind it. I agree with you that it is part of the uniform, get over it guys and just wear it.
What I would like to know is why not require DCI guys to wear hats? Why the inconsistency? If hats are professional for Delta pilots, why not require connection pilots to wear hats?
Oh and you are 100% correct - outsourcing sucks!
Scoop
I am in my 12th year here and never heard anyone say the hat is a "symbol" of Delta management "holding us down."
I have heard many complain about it, and like I said, I don't mind it. I agree with you that it is part of the uniform, get over it guys and just wear it.
What I would like to know is why not require DCI guys to wear hats? Why the inconsistency? If hats are professional for Delta pilots, why not require connection pilots to wear hats?
Oh and you are 100% correct - outsourcing sucks!
Scoop
) that talked about that. I just thought that went a little overboard. But yeah, I havent been here that long, but in my few years here, I also have not heard anyone look at the hat that way.You bring up a very good point, if management is truly worried about our image to our customers, then why not make DCI pilots wear the hat too.
Unfortunately, the answer might be that they aren't that worried about the image, and more worried about picking the lowest bidder to do our flying
10-10-2011, 03:17 PM
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I mean, what could go wrong? The pension was so overfunded that it didn't require any contributions since 1991 (until it was grossly underfunded). It was self-funding, just like the D&S!
Question: what happens to the funded status of the D&S Trust when all the current retirees die off and their survivors begin to draw the benefit?
I've seen how a Delta promise to pay works out, so I'd prefer to keep the $542K of insurance. My survivors don't pay tax on that money and it is completely independent of Delta. The pension termination and 1114 of the retiree medical benefits taught me to pass on Delta's promises that aren't funded in my name and portable.
So I'll pass on your option, thanks.
10-10-2011, 04:18 PM
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That's a pretty good (pardon the pun) delta between the numbers and should offer a nice surprise on the next AE...
Cheers
George
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