Alaska Fleet Plan for 2013/2014

[Old School 737]

I'm with you on being able to work less due to higher pay. What I meant by flying 75-80 hours was IF we don't get a contract by 1 April, you know what I mean?

Oh !!! Yea all these guys passing out due to over working as well !!!!

 

[NWaviator]

Company section 6 openers attached to the alamec fast read.

I can only imagine that calling in well means, if you call in sick before a multi-day trip, you could call scheduling on a consequent day to catch up with your trip. The complicating factor is if your trip never touches your base again. Who is responsible to get you into position. Iirc, at Skywest, if you called in well on say, day two, you basically had to travel space available to catch up. It wasn't very appealing.

We have this at QX. Personally I like it, you will save a boatload of sicktime. If you call in sick for a 1 leg SEA-SFO and feel better the next day pick it up once it gets back to SEA. You are only charged the 4 hours or whatever that credit is. Next you work the remainder of the trip, if you feel well. If you were to call in for a 4 day trip that would be 24 hours of sick time used. I would have to read your language to give a full opinon but that is the way it works at QX.

 

[Old School 737]

We have this at QX. Personally I like it, you will save a boatload of sicktime. If you call in sick for a 1 leg SEA-SFO and feel better the next day pick it up once it gets back to SEA. You are only charged the 4 hours or whatever that credit is. Next you work the remainder of the trip, if you feel well. If you were to call in for a 4 day trip that would be 24 hours of sick time used. I would have to read your language to give a full opinon but that is the way it works at QX.

I think we tried to get this last time and the Co said no ???!! Now they want it ??? Prob cause they know guys call sick cause they can't get any trades .... And when you only need like 3 hours off on first day and that day for day trade was denied for lack of zone coverage .... Mmm

 

[igneousy2]

We have this at QX. Personally I like it, you will save a boatload of sicktime. If you call in sick for a 1 leg SEA-SFO and feel better the next day pick it up once it gets back to SEA. You are only charged the 4 hours or whatever that credit is. Next you work the remainder of the trip, if you feel well. If you were to call in for a 4 day trip that would be 24 hours of sick time used. I would have to read your language to give a full opinon but that is the way it works at QX.

Okay...then it sounds like it requires the company to have less pilots. It's a no for me. Alaska pilots already don't call in sick enough. Every-other trip I seem to be with a sick Captain.

For me personally...once I get a "sick occurance"...i'm getting a "SICK OCCURANCE" since whether it's one turn on the first day or a whole 4 day trip, it's still a sick occurance...and I wouldn't want to risk a relapse by returning to work pre-maturely.

 

[flythere]

Okay...then it sounds like it requires the company to have less pilots. It's a no for me. Alaska pilots already don't call in sick enough. Every-other trip I seem to be with a sick Captain.

For me personally...once I get a "sick occurance"...i'm getting a "SICK OCCURANCE" since whether it's one turn on the first day or a whole 4 day trip, it's still a sick occurance...and I wouldn't want to risk a relapse by returning to work pre-maturely.

I'm with you, I don't think you should be going back to work early if you are not feeling well! Besides, if it's something they want, how can it be good for us???

 

[CesnaCaptn]

Okay...then it sounds like it requires the company to have less pilots. It's a no for me. Alaska pilots already don't call in sick enough. Every-other trip I seem to be with a sick Captain.

For me personally...once I get a "sick occurance"...i'm getting a "SICK OCCURANCE" since whether it's one turn on the first day or a whole 4 day trip, it's still a sick occurance...and I wouldn't want to risk a relapse by returning to work pre-maturely.

Why do you assume calling in well would require fewer pilots? It's not that different than sick leave make up. Either way, the choice is yours when and how you want to go back to work. Sometimes you only need a day or two to recoup. As it is now, you have to call out for a whole trip. When you feel better, if you want to protect your sick bank, you have to pick up or roll the dice with sick leave make up.

 

[ImbracableCrunk]

I know this is heresy to some, but it could be there are a few items that could be good for both sides.

I like the idea of calling in well, but I think reserves will get called up for a lot more turns and DHs.

 

[NWaviator]

Here is another example: Your kid has a doctors apmt the morning of day 1 of a 4 day trip. You can't get it off to reserve coverage do you really want to burn a 4 day trip just because you need to take your kid to the doc on the morning of day one?

 

[ImbracableCrunk]

Here is another example: Your kid has a doctors apmt the morning of day 1 of a 4 day trip. You can't get it off to reserve coverage do you really want to burn a 4 day trip just because you need to take your kid to the doc on the morning of day one?

Yeah, it'd be good for some child-related things.

I think Reserve life would get a lot more chaotic. I think they'd pull the trigger on Airport Reserves. . .

 

[NWaviator]

But this is surely a small issue compared to your fight for SCOPE.