DAL Class drops
06-25-2019, 10:41 PM
#3161
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And somehow the 757 good domestic trips are gone from the middle of the country. Sorry outside the NYC artificially proletariat crowd we say SMH 
It still amuses me that we count the same airframe differently in the comparisons too.
06-26-2019, 03:05 AM
#3162
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Sure, but pages and pages of open time all of which are non commutable 2 days, month after month, shouldn't ever be a thing in any category, especially in a base with the vast majority being commuters.
If it does become a transcon machine that should at least open up more options to build pairings. I'm sure it will still do a fair amount of international as well. That said, aren't they going through a significant cabin refresh? Unless they're going to be multipile and rather significant differences within the fleet config, it seems like it would still be mostly an intl plane...unless they're getting ready to go hard against the brutal undercutting of the transcon market that's going on ATM (and soon TA flying as well).
We either pay a lot to win that battle now or we pay far more later.
If it does become a transcon machine that should at least open up more options to build pairings. I'm sure it will still do a fair amount of international as well. That said, aren't they going through a significant cabin refresh? Unless they're going to be multipile and rather significant differences within the fleet config, it seems like it would still be mostly an intl plane...unless they're getting ready to go hard against the brutal undercutting of the transcon market that's going on ATM (and soon TA flying as well).
We either pay a lot to win that battle now or we pay far more later.
06-26-2019, 05:14 AM
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Sure, but pages and pages of open time all of which are non commutable 2 days, month after month, shouldn't ever be a thing in any category, especially in a base with the vast majority being commuters.
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We either pay a lot to win that battle now or we pay far more later.
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We either pay a lot to win that battle now or we pay far more later.
Move to your base and that will solve your problem. Time or money via seniority, your choice.
06-26-2019, 08:38 AM
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06-26-2019, 09:16 AM
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Just hope you don't see this in your kids you tube history... #1life2live
https://youtu.be/gSMS-71wQSo
06-26-2019, 09:45 AM
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OR, maybe, just maybe, there are things that we can collectively take a position on certain things...
You try to help someone with a partial answer to a question, and to understand the underlying factual reasons so as to make an informed choice on whether to bid for that commute, and it invariably devolves to knives and cynicism...
06-26-2019, 09:51 AM
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Most kids now days dont see their Dads because of work demands. They dont see them because their Dad simply isnt in the home.
its much more a problem of individual commitment than work schedule.
The kid in the video may one day appreciate having a Dad that stuck around and met his responsibilities much more than the hurt feelings over lost Dad time. As one of ten kids..with a Dad that worked two jobs....i know i did.
As put upon as we may feel at times in this job....it comes with rewards and options most working people simply do not have.
Its always good to work for a better pwa....in the meantime we each make an individual calculation to best fit our circumstances.
its much more a problem of individual commitment than work schedule.
The kid in the video may one day appreciate having a Dad that stuck around and met his responsibilities much more than the hurt feelings over lost Dad time. As one of ten kids..with a Dad that worked two jobs....i know i did.
As put upon as we may feel at times in this job....it comes with rewards and options most working people simply do not have.
Its always good to work for a better pwa....in the meantime we each make an individual calculation to best fit our circumstances.
06-26-2019, 10:00 AM
#3170
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You are absolutely right, commuting is a choice, and I no longer commute. But by your logic, not one pilot should ever do anything but take whatever the company wants to do to us with a smile. I mean, why even have a PWA?
OR, maybe, just maybe, there are things that we can collectively take a position on certain things...
You try to help someone with a partial answer to a question, and to understand the underlying factual reasons so as to make an informed choice on whether to bid for that commute, and it invariably devolves to knives and cynicism...
OR, maybe, just maybe, there are things that we can collectively take a position on certain things...
You try to help someone with a partial answer to a question, and to understand the underlying factual reasons so as to make an informed choice on whether to bid for that commute, and it invariably devolves to knives and cynicism...
I'm curious how you'd make it a commutable trip with those flight times short of moving positions from NYC to the west coast and shrinking the category in NYC.
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