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11-13-2011, 09:23 AM

#80401

forgot to bid

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Originally Posted by cni187

On the 88B side of the house in ATL there are only on average 20 something reserves required during the week and on average there are 55 people on res, does this mean the category is overstaffed and prob gonna get thrown everywhere else come this AE? AT least the Junior peeps like me?

Tis true the weekday is like that but not the weekends. We have GS's going out on the weekends. Check on TH and FR and look at the reserve availability list. If they spread the coverage out more evenly over the weekends then there would be the enormous disparity over the weekend. That said, they run out of pilots from time to time. Does the category need more pilots? We'll always take more pilots.

But I doubt it. That's the danger of this coming AE for junior ATL 88 B pilots.

11-13-2011, 09:48 AM

#80402

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I've got to ask the "drop your line and WS" crowd, how much more money are you making over flying a line?

Is it like 100+ hours?

11-13-2011, 10:05 AM

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iaflyer

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Originally Posted by forgot to bid

I've got to ask the "drop your line and WS" crowd, how much more money are you making over flying a line?

Is it like 100+ hours?

I don' t know, but I suspect it's a fair amount more than a regular line. When I had a line (once in the past two years...) I was looking to pick up a bit more, or improve my line. Everything interfered with what I already had.

I think if you have the cojones to drop it all and see what shows up, you might do OK.

11-13-2011, 10:13 AM

#80404

acl65pilot

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Originally Posted by iaflyer

Even if you drop your whole line, the max WS P/U credit is ALV+15, you may just work a less hours to get there.

11-13-2011, 10:29 AM

#80405

capncrunch

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Here is the future...we will be a subcontractor.

11-13-2011, 10:36 AM

#80406

acl65pilot

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Originally Posted by capncrunch

Here is the future...we will be a subcontractor.

Or the US Arm of Air France.

11-13-2011, 11:03 AM

#80407

iaflyer

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Originally Posted by acl65pilot

Even if you drop your whole line, the max WS P/U credit is ALV+15, you may just work a less days to get there.

::Cough:: Trip-Parking ::Cough::Cough::

11-13-2011, 11:10 AM

#80408

TenYearsGone

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Originally Posted by capncrunch

Here is the future...we will be a subcontractor.

Dangerous.....Just like the "shipping/cruise" industry.

TEN

11-13-2011, 12:11 PM

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Phuz

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Quote:

Originally Posted by capncrunch

Here is the future...we will be a subcontractor.

Exactly. They are creating "brand awareness" of the major alliances with the intention of one day selling alliance tickets which will be "*operated by: Delta."

Its not just paint jobs either, your flight attendants are saying "Skyteam" on every flight.

11-13-2011, 12:36 PM

#80410

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Originally Posted by Phuz

We'll be lucky to fly "operated by Delta" flights instead of deadheading on "operated by Delta operated by Delta Connection/Alaska/JetBlue/Southwest/VirginAmerica"

But hey we'll be magically debt free! LOL!