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03-05-2012, 07:51 AM

#91641

MoonShot

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Do FO's still get a PIC type in the 737 for initial training?

03-05-2012, 07:51 AM

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BoyFromSouth

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AE is out!!!!!!!!

ATL is now a DC9 base 72 CA and 72 FO

03-05-2012, 07:52 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by hoserpilot

Who wants to bid equipment that will disappear soon only to get displaced next year.

Someone who wants to go to a category they can currently hold, but not get into because of the lack of entitlements... Bid the DC9, and when you get MD's you can go anywhere your seniority holds.... I'll bet it could go more senior than you think..

03-05-2012, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by JungleBus

Dunno if anyone noticed this, but you recently (this week) lost another newhire FO to Southwest.

Oh well... He made a mistake.

03-05-2012, 07:54 AM

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MoonShot

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I'm guessing that the MSPDC9 bid package is fairly representative of what the ATL rotations will look like since they DH on each side to ATL. Lots of 5 leg, 12 hour days! Ouch...

03-05-2012, 07:55 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BigGuns

I'm sick of "...I had a LCA I my JS and he said..."

Me too.. I am an LCP and I have never heard any of the stuff that gets reported as such...

Maybe I am not in the management side of the LCP program

03-05-2012, 08:01 AM

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Brocc15

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ACL are you involved in negotiations at all?

03-05-2012, 08:02 AM

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Tomcat

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Quote:

Originally Posted by acl65pilot

If you are in to strategic bidding it makes sense. AE this and then MD in to a seat you have not been able get in to because there have not been any openings.

My guess is we will see another jet on DAL property before the 9 goes totally away though.

ACL, I think you just hit the nail on the head..... The ATL DC9 is going to bridge that gap I believe. The growth of the 100 seat catagory would fit in with the continued pulldown of the 50 seat aircraft. This allows us to keep capacity discipline, reduce frequency, and shift those ASM to more efficient aircraft. An AW&ST article last year said that nearly 500 50 seat RJ's would be parked across the US with the next 5-10 years, nearly 300 of which were used to sub-contract at Delta Air Lines. Keeping this size aircraft will allow us to take control of our product, keep harmony within the pilot group during future consolidation, and give ALPA the opportunity to stay on the property.

Something is in the works.

TC