Latest MEC update sounds promising
07-05-2023, 08:26 AM
#73
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Well that’s not the example I said. You were already there, at least that seems like what you’re saying. If you can get to the airport and get to base within 5 hours of notification, I’d say that’s pretty rare.
07-05-2023, 08:50 AM
#74
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When I'd see trips pop up in PPU, I'd check on flights. If it was possible, I'd continue to monitor the trips until they went 100%. Others have better systems than me, but it worked for me.
07-05-2023, 09:30 AM
#76
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I am personally all in for a system like DAL. 100% and buckets after a set amount so the same people can’t line up at the trough.
07-05-2023, 09:41 AM
#77
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Yes. I hope we didn’t spend any negotiating capital on something that makes reserves basically useless on day 1 at the expense of people who live in base. We already got an update saying we got 1000. That’s good.
Commuters can do any of the following: Commute in the night before, move to base, drive in, or move to a commuter location where you can make 2 flights by 1000.
Also, like others have said, the fatigue from people who then elect to commute in day of (rather than do any of the above options) will get worse. The lesson out of Colgan 3407 should have been that long commutes leading into a long duty people lead to fatigue and should not happen.
Commuters can do any of the following: Commute in the night before, move to base, drive in, or move to a commuter location where you can make 2 flights by 1000.
Also, like others have said, the fatigue from people who then elect to commute in day of (rather than do any of the above options) will get worse. The lesson out of Colgan 3407 should have been that long commutes leading into a long duty people lead to fatigue and should not happen.
07-05-2023, 09:45 AM
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We didn't "get" 10am day 1, we already had it. It doesn't matter that it was an FAR issue and not contractual. We don't need to write in the UPA you can't fly drunk or over 1,000 hours in 365 days. The standard the has been set is 1300-1400 day 1 and we're well below it. If they actually want commuters to upgrade this would be the biggest thing to change, most people can't get to base same day with 2 flights by 10am.
07-05-2023, 09:52 AM
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We didn't "get" 10am day 1, we already had it. It doesn't matter that it was an FAR issue and not contractual. We don't need to write in the UPA you can't fly drunk or over 1,000 hours in 365 days. The standard the has been set is 1300-1400 day 1 and we're well below it. If they actually want commuters to upgrade this would be the biggest thing to change, most people can't get to base same day with 2 flights by 10am.
07-05-2023, 10:14 AM
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im all for a system like Delta’s, but that wasn’t in the notes. Maybe it just wasn’t detailed in there, but based on what was in the notes it seems like a give to the 1% of super senior lineholders so they can snag a few more 100% trips before the junior people willing to do it for 50 or 75% would have a shot at it.
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