756 Fleet Parked?
04-26-2020, 09:49 AM
#83
Banned
Joined APC: Feb 2011
Position: 756 Left Side
Posts: 1,629
The 75 is a great airplane that can't be easily replaced. The number of opportunities for a capable airplane in western europe, caribbean, and south america are too big of a competitive advantage for us to mothball the whole fleet. The a321xlr has potential but with a hefty price tag and 5 yr delivery. These are paid off, known quantity planes with crews in place that know how to fly them. The 767 is going to be workhorse for another decade with few maintenance surprises. We know the 756 fleet and they are cheap lift if oil stays low. I don't see us parking anything but the hangar queens.
More validity from you (Aquaticus/July 2014) that from someone who just created an account in Apr...
Just saying.
they made it right. Communication was poor but they did the right thing excuse me for not being ****ed.
the company could have kept 1 single 757 flying between EWR and ORD per day as a turn and wouldn’t of had to do jack. so in a way this is better than we could have gotten. If the company was thinking of a way to screw us out of pay they didn’t think very hard.
the company could have kept 1 single 757 flying between EWR and ORD per day as a turn and wouldn’t of had to do jack. so in a way this is better than we could have gotten. If the company was thinking of a way to screw us out of pay they didn’t think very hard.
SK is a gambler.. it's a known fact (base on an interview he gave last year. About going to Vegas, being thrown out of a casino for card counting [supposedly].. lol).
They had a plan for May based on the world starting to reopen.
They had a plan to try and lower labor costs by ESLR/No Fly Line.
Things changed.
They decided to change the utilization of the fleets.
So they (temporarily) are parking the 756 fleet for a month.
They ACTUALLY did the right thing by fixing the pay for everyone affected by the change in direction.
They could have just as easily flown a handful of routes on the fleet and kept thousands of pilots on the hook.
For once, the 756 fleet is actually getting a good deal.
Think about that for a second. Take off the hatred glasses and realize the sun continues to shine and every day we get one day closer to a cure, a vaccine, re-opening of the World/Economy and some sense of new normal.
Always
Motch
(Yupe.. I'm back)
04-26-2020, 09:51 AM
#84
Orbis Non Sufficit
Joined APC: Oct 2015
Posts: 735
The alliance situation is a key point to consider. Although one can’t say our Star partners are by any means healthy (even LH is badly, badly mired down) we are MUCH less reliant on Star than Delta is on Skyteam. UAL could be much better positioned to provide reliable international service as things recover simply because we keep so much flying in house.
04-26-2020, 09:52 AM
#85
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jan 2018
Position: A320 FO
Posts: 255
I heard the coronavirus can last for up to 24 months inside a parked 757.
The story was in a non-peer reviewed journal published by the Republic of Congo department of scientific amalgamation in affiliation with several Chinese scientists on loan from Wuhan jail.
Their data showed that, if a certain 17 conditions were met for a certain unspecified time period, then this could happen
better trust these scientists, stay home, and shut everything down
The story was in a non-peer reviewed journal published by the Republic of Congo department of scientific amalgamation in affiliation with several Chinese scientists on loan from Wuhan jail.
Their data showed that, if a certain 17 conditions were met for a certain unspecified time period, then this could happen
better trust these scientists, stay home, and shut everything down
04-26-2020, 09:53 AM
#86
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Mar 2020
Posts: 537
https://consumerist.com/consumermedi.../05/spirit.pdf
This is a copy of the court case regarding the Spirit Pilots and their lack of picking up open time. They lost and the Court effectively made the Spirit Pilots pick up open time.
This is a copy of the court case regarding the Spirit Pilots and their lack of picking up open time. They lost and the Court effectively made the Spirit Pilots pick up open time.
04-26-2020, 09:58 AM
#87
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: May 2012
Position: Guppy Capt
Posts: 151
they made it right. Communication was poor but they did the right thing excuse me for not being ****ed.
the company could have kept 1 single 757 flying between EWR and ORD per day as a turn and wouldn’t of had to do jack. so in a way this is better than we could have gotten. If the company was thinking of a way to screw us out of pay they didn’t think very hard.
the company could have kept 1 single 757 flying between EWR and ORD per day as a turn and wouldn’t of had to do jack. so in a way this is better than we could have gotten. If the company was thinking of a way to screw us out of pay they didn’t think very hard.
I don't come to this forum much, but I thought you were a pre-9/11 L-UAL hire. It surprises me that you don't understand the games that the company is playing.
Anywho, it's too nice of a day to look at screens any longer. Enjoy your afternoon. Cheers.
04-26-2020, 10:03 AM
#88
Orbis Non Sufficit
Joined APC: Oct 2015
Posts: 735
You pick your battles and at this moment the last thing the company will want to is go nuclear over this by taking ALPA to court. Plus, there will be plenty of SC and FSB to cover the last minute OT scraps as we move forward. Even Carlsen admitted that a lot of the PP the crew desk has been generating was due to scheduler error.
04-26-2020, 10:05 AM
#89
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2012
Position: 787
Posts: 3,202
Oh, don't get me wrong. I'm not ****ed. I've been cautiously optimistic about Munoz. I had hopes he might be different. When the chips are down is when you find out a person's true colors. It's easy to be sunshine and roses when times are good. Between the lack of a contract for the past 1+ years and the way they handled the '67 groundings, he has shown me he is no different than any other airline CEO I've worked under. It's crystal clear to me what type of management we are working with. Not ****ed at all, I just know the game.
I don't come to this forum much, but I thought you were a pre-9/11 L-UAL hire. It surprises me that you don't understand the games that the company is playing.
Anywho, it's too nice of a day to look at screens any longer. Enjoy your afternoon. Cheers.
I don't come to this forum much, but I thought you were a pre-9/11 L-UAL hire. It surprises me that you don't understand the games that the company is playing.
Anywho, it's too nice of a day to look at screens any longer. Enjoy your afternoon. Cheers.
no I’m not but had family at United over 9/11. I’m aware of the games but I don’t see one chess move and blow a gasket.
04-26-2020, 10:26 AM
#90
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: May 2019
Posts: 432
Just curious about this comment. What would
you say has been a bad deal for our fleet besides 767-300 pay and meh rest facilities?
For the most part I see this fleet as a gem. Very easy, some might say boring domestic trips, unrivaled European destinations out of EWR and incredibly satisfying airplane to fly as well.
I truly hope this is not the end of the road for this fleet. I have truly enjoyed my time on her and all the places she’s taken me.
you say has been a bad deal for our fleet besides 767-300 pay and meh rest facilities?
For the most part I see this fleet as a gem. Very easy, some might say boring domestic trips, unrivaled European destinations out of EWR and incredibly satisfying airplane to fly as well.
I truly hope this is not the end of the road for this fleet. I have truly enjoyed my time on her and all the places she’s taken me.
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