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[XJohXJ]

And those 17 XJ CRJ's will not all be there this summer. We will have two going this summer, maybe a couple more by late summer, and I'd imagine the rest will trickle in later, like at 1-2 every month.

 

[Whataboutbob]

Any predictions on how junior vacancy 07-05 will go for SF340 CPTs? With both vacancies for CRJ and SF340 should be interesting. Factor in the rumor about the CRJ200's going to MSP. (Its all hoop dreams)

Any furlough returns care to respond on how long they had off between the sim and IOE. I know most of the guys to hit the line have been short course people but now the long course guys are getting finished with the Sim. Be nice to lay around for a week or so.

 

[WMUSIGPI]

Me and my sim partner were the last ones to get done. Checkride passed this morning. Loft and FMS training to go. We are finished on Wed then to MEM for green lines for June. Some of the guys that finished earlier this week are already scheduled for IOE. They are not giving anyone much time off.
The first newhire class will be in sim very soon, some are being sent to STL for sim.

 

[Groundskprwilly]

I did the short course and I didn't have any time off. A couple days here and there and then reserve.

 

[DoinTime]

Maybe because folks are leaving by the truck loads

Attrition is pretty even across all three domiciles with DTW edging out the other two. Its obvious that a crew rebalancing is being initiated via system bids at 9E. Considering 9E has a stranglehold on MEM feeder traffic I would be willing to bet that NWA is looking diversify their 50 seat lift out of that domicile especially with a possible pilot strike on the horizon.

The givebacks of the -200's coinicide exactly with the MEM staff reduction. Coincindence? Doubt it.

 

[SEVEN]

I did the short course and I didn't have any time off. A couple days here and there and then reserve.

I also did the Short Course but I had a week and a half off.

 

[xjhawk]

i have heard a story at xj where they will not be as liberal with out of base reserve since some idiot complained to the union and then the union went to the scheduling manager to complain. This idiot complained they were not doing out of base reserve in seniority order, up til now its been first come first serve. You ask for it, if its needed, they assign it to you. This idiot saw a junior guy get it because he asked, he called said he wanted it too, well guess what, there was no longer a need since the other guy got it. The think i heard from scheduling is that its sort of like doing a nice deed to a pilot to give it to him, since they could just call a reserve a couple hours in advance or make a flight late, or ctake someone else on the line and adjust everyones schedules accordingly. well now, they will not award someone out of base reserve for days at a time. it will be for day trips, never getting you home. Thanks you idiot.

 

[SEVEN]

i have heard a story at xj where they will not be as liberal with out of base reserve since some idiot complained to the union and then the union went to the scheduling manager to complain. This idiot complained they were not doing out of base reserve in seniority order, up til now its been first come first serve. You ask for it, if its needed, they assign it to you. This idiot saw a junior guy get it because he asked, he called said he wanted it too, well guess what, there was no longer a need since the other guy got it. The think i heard from scheduling is that its sort of like doing a nice deed to a pilot to give it to him, since they could just call a reserve a couple hours in advance or make a flight late, or ctake someone else on the line and adjust everyones schedules accordingly. well now, they will not award someone out of base reserve for days at a time. it will be for day trips, never getting you home. Thanks you idiot.

I agree. "Fly Safe and Fly the Contract" is great but please use common sense. Don't screw up something for everyone based on a technicallity.
These are what I refer to as "Union Nazzis."

 

[Yudso]

I remember volunteering for out of base reserve there. 3 days at the Best Western DTW. They never called me once. Got min day plus per diem. It's too bad someone had to go f'it up.

 

[naglasair1]

Is that the standard now? ...I asked for out of base reserve on Thursday for my Saturday - Wednesday shift and they gave it to me, no problem.