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11-28-2012, 09:27 AM
#21
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: May 2007
Position: A320 Captain
Posts: 1,982
Thanks for posting and confirming what I have been saying (my opinion) that the company WANTS this TA to pass, and has plans for it once it does happen.
At the same time, I truly believe that they also have TA Plan B and TA Plan C waiting too.
They need this thing so they can move forward with their Fleet/Schedule plans.
Side note-
Interesting thought here. This TA allows for reserves to cover other bases and lineholders to fly other base trips.
Opening up new domiciles will be kinda crazy initially. What better way to staff it than to have crews who are suppose to deadhead back on the last leg of a trip be on the hook for a few more hours!
Or have Field Standby's sitting in a base ready to cover other (new) bases shortfalls~
NO
Motch
At the same time, I truly believe that they also have TA Plan B and TA Plan C waiting too.
They need this thing so they can move forward with their Fleet/Schedule plans.
Side note-
Interesting thought here. This TA allows for reserves to cover other bases and lineholders to fly other base trips.
Opening up new domiciles will be kinda crazy initially. What better way to staff it than to have crews who are suppose to deadhead back on the last leg of a trip be on the hook for a few more hours!
Or have Field Standby's sitting in a base ready to cover other (new) bases shortfalls~
NO
Motch
Motch,
I've been in training the last 2 months so I'm sure the atmosphere here is different than it is on the line. But the vibe that I get from the people in the training center bubble is that the TA will get approved. They act like its a foregone conclusion.
I can't wait to see what Plan B and C are.
11-28-2012, 09:37 AM
#22
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Aug 2012
Position: 737F
Posts: 127
My informal conversations on the line indicate this thing could go either way, and be very close. I do think the gloom and doom scenario rumor for LUAL should it not pass, is having a definite effect on them.
11-28-2012, 02:39 PM
#23
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jul 2011
Posts: 206
Grow UP! The GUPPY is a POS. Worst airplane in the fleet. Doesn't even come close to an Airbus with all it's creature comforts. The GUPPY has no room, can't recline fully without you eating your knees to do so or you can stretch your legs but sit erect! No room for your bags, antiquated aircraft systems, noisy as hell, seat paddings suck, lot of them have no sun shades, etc..... So i wont call it a GUPPY anymore to appease your sensitivities, and will just call it a Piece of S@#$!!!
Says the angry 737 CAP.... Ummmm no where in my post did I say anything about the comfort, noise level, bag room, systems etc... I simply made a comment on the word "guppy". So thanks for enlighting us on the POS aircraft that is the 737, I might have never known its defects had you not pointed them out(I only fly it 80hrs a month). maybe you should bid back to your precious 756/777/a320/c172.
11-28-2012, 05:29 PM
#24
Line Holder
Joined APC: Jan 2011
Position: B737 IAH
Posts: 46
Says the angry 737 CAP.... Ummmm no where in my post did I say anything about the comfort, noise level, bag room, systems etc... I simply made a comment on the word "guppy". So thanks for enlighting us on the POS aircraft that is the 737, I might have never known its defects had you not pointed them out(I only fly it 80hrs a month). maybe you should bid back to your precious 756/777/a320/c172.
Eric
11-28-2012, 05:38 PM
#25
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: May 2006
Position: 737 CA
Posts: 2,576
11-28-2012, 05:42 PM
#26
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: May 2006
Position: 737 CA
Posts: 2,576
Get used to it; it's not going anywhere.
737 Family
Overall, the entire 737 family is the best-selling commercial jet in history, with orders for more than 9,700 airplanes through April 2012. More than 7,100 have been delivered.
On Feb. 13, 2006, Boeing delivered the 5,000th 737 to Southwest Airlines. Guinness World Records acknowledged the 737 as the most-produced large commercial jet airplane in aviation history.
On Dec. 16, 2011, Boeing delivered the 7,000th 737 to flydubai.
Typically, about 50 gallons (189 liters) of paint are used to paint an average 737. Once the paint is dry, it will weigh approximately 250 pounds (113 kilograms) per airplane, depending on the paint scheme.
With approximately 5,500 airplanes in service, the 737s (Jurassic, Classic and Next-Generation) represent more than a quarter of the total worldwide fleet of large commercial jets flying today.
More than 339 airlines in 117 countries fly 737s.*
On average, approximately 1,700 737 airplanes are in the air at all times.*
One 737 takes off or lands every 2.0 seconds.*
The 737 family has carried more than 15.6 billion passengers.*
The 737 has flown more than 106.5 billion miles; equivalent to approximately 573 round trips from the earth to the sun.*
The 737 family has flown more than 110.2M flights.*
The 737 family has flown more than 174.4M flight hours; the equivalent to one airplane flying nearly 20,000 years nonstop.*
737 Family
Overall, the entire 737 family is the best-selling commercial jet in history, with orders for more than 9,700 airplanes through April 2012. More than 7,100 have been delivered.
On Feb. 13, 2006, Boeing delivered the 5,000th 737 to Southwest Airlines. Guinness World Records acknowledged the 737 as the most-produced large commercial jet airplane in aviation history.
On Dec. 16, 2011, Boeing delivered the 7,000th 737 to flydubai.
Typically, about 50 gallons (189 liters) of paint are used to paint an average 737. Once the paint is dry, it will weigh approximately 250 pounds (113 kilograms) per airplane, depending on the paint scheme.
With approximately 5,500 airplanes in service, the 737s (Jurassic, Classic and Next-Generation) represent more than a quarter of the total worldwide fleet of large commercial jets flying today.
More than 339 airlines in 117 countries fly 737s.*
On average, approximately 1,700 737 airplanes are in the air at all times.*
One 737 takes off or lands every 2.0 seconds.*
The 737 family has carried more than 15.6 billion passengers.*
The 737 has flown more than 106.5 billion miles; equivalent to approximately 573 round trips from the earth to the sun.*
The 737 family has flown more than 110.2M flights.*
The 737 family has flown more than 174.4M flight hours; the equivalent to one airplane flying nearly 20,000 years nonstop.*
11-29-2012, 05:07 AM
#28
Fore!
Joined APC: Jul 2008
Position: 756 F/O
Posts: 505
Motch,
I've been in training the last 2 months so I'm sure the atmosphere here is different than it is on the line. But the vibe that I get from the people in the training center bubble is that the TA will get approved. They act like its a foregone conclusion.
I can't wait to see what Plan B and C are.
I've been in training the last 2 months so I'm sure the atmosphere here is different than it is on the line. But the vibe that I get from the people in the training center bubble is that the TA will get approved. They act like its a foregone conclusion.
I can't wait to see what Plan B and C are.
11-29-2012, 07:21 AM
#29
Don't say Guppy
Joined APC: Dec 2010
Position: Guppy driver
Posts: 1,926
Good god man, if these guys get all hot and bothered over guppy, what will happen the first time we call one of their pilots a "bunkie" (international relief pilot).
LOL
Buy the way most UAL pilots have flown guppies, including me. It is the only Boeing I don't like, but I haven't flow a NG.
Anything else we can't say?
Just kidding guys.
LOL
Buy the way most UAL pilots have flown guppies, including me. It is the only Boeing I don't like, but I haven't flow a NG.
Anything else we can't say?
Just kidding guys.
11-29-2012, 08:38 AM
#30
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: May 2007
Position: A320 Captain
Posts: 1,982
Today is my last day in Houston. Its a long program...perhaps two full weeks longer than it needs to be. The pace was extremely slow and I'm definately ready to get out of dodge.
I start IOE next week in Newark. Obviously I will be watching for the opening of a DC base.
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