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04-21-2022, 11:49 PM

#311

Cyio

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Joined APC: Mar 2017

Posts: 3,788

Quote:

Originally Posted by afterburn81

Have you heard or seen any official communication, regarding ATL opening as a base, since the proposed Blue buyout announcement?

fairly certain I have seen day trips out of there next month so while it may not be an official base yet I think our presence there may be expanding.

04-22-2022, 01:37 AM

#312

Bluedriver

The REAL Bluedriver

Joined APC: Sep 2011

Position: Airbus Capt

Posts: 6,920

Quote:

Originally Posted by FahQ2

The first rule of first 24 hour DOT request lag is we don’t talk about first 24 hour DOT request lag.

Accept that no computer ever made can handle it, and never speak of this issue again.

Ok, hilarious... And sounds exactly like this company I'm familiar with...

04-22-2022, 09:01 AM

#313

SlimBob

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Posts: 220

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skybound12

With the new bids out, how quickly would a new hire be able to get ACY?

Possibly out of training. Nobody really knows since the company can't figure out of to run a vacancy/displacement bid right now.

04-22-2022, 10:21 AM

#314

Ed Force One

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Joined APC: Apr 2016

Position: A320 CA

Posts: 723

Quote:

Originally Posted by JulesWinfield

Everything is a super manual process because the software was built in the early 80s. SABRE essentially has a monopoly.

The program at my regional was better than Spirit.

Spirit is better than my regional. (tm)

04-23-2022, 05:42 AM

#315

BusBoi

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Posts: 262

I don't know if I'm buying this "we can't get it to run the bid properly" thing. Flica is a reputable product that has been around for years and is used by many airlines. If it wasn't capable of running a displacement bid correctly, something like that would be well known.

04-23-2022, 06:19 AM

#316

JulesWinfield

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Posts: 2,361

Quote:

Originally Posted by BusBoi

It has to be customized for each specific contract. You’ve seen the chaos every open time drop, right?

04-23-2022, 06:27 AM

#317

CincoDeMayo

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Joined APC: Aug 2020

Posts: 2,954

Quote:

Originally Posted by BusBoi

You were the one last page talking about how long DOT takes to process, you really think a mass displacement bid would be easier than DOT? Flica (Sabre) sucks.

I would guess this is Spirit going to Sabre a few weeks before the displacement and saying they will be doing it before trying it out first, and then it fails. Reminds me of when Jyri turned on the new release software without a trial run and the system crashed and was asking guys to file their own flight plans.

Ready Fire Aim, the Spirit way

04-23-2022, 05:55 PM

#318

gatorbird

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Joined APC: Dec 2008

Position: A320 CA

Posts: 549

Quote:

Originally Posted by BusBoi

Then you don't know "Sabre Crew Disasters" very well.

FLiCA was once a pretty good product, small but trying to get better. Then they got bought by Sabre and stank up the place.

04-24-2022, 11:47 AM

#319

Flyby1206

SDQ Base Chief

Joined APC: Mar 2006

Position: 320 CA

Posts: 5,680

Did you guys ever have a BNA base? I thought I remembered some corporate functions were moving there?

04-24-2022, 11:56 AM

#320

FNGFO

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Posts: 1,796

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flyby1206

Did you guys ever have a BNA base? I thought I remembered some corporate functions were moving there?

No, and they shelves the plans to move corporate to BNA. Operations are split between FLL and MCO with a new HQ building being constructed near the FLL airport. Mergers not withstanding.