ASA Captain

[Pilot1625]

Anyone know the most jr. captain on ASA property? Rather, the hire date of the most jr. cap?

 

[e120pilot]

Junior CRJ-200 ATL Captain DOH 12/00 (seniority #1101/~1700)

Junior ATR ATL Captain DOH 05/01 (seniority #1201/~1700)

 

[Pilot1625]

Thanks

 

[ifly4food]

The real question is why the F- are there no captain vacancies in the March bid, when there are 14 reserve captains in ATL and everyone is being Jr manned under duress?

 

[cosmotheassman]

does anyone know if Bill Beam still works at ASA?

 

[ASA_DFW]

I don't know about Bill Beam, but we still have a senior captain named Bill Bean, and yes he will still talk to you for hours about guns.

 

[bailout]

>>The real question is why the F- are there no captain vacancies in the March bid, when there are 14 reserve captains in ATL and everyone is being Jr manned under duress?<<

Probably because there are about 40 in training right now.
Sure seems like they should have more. I hear Chuckie has been pressing the issue because we had quite a few flights cancelled due to lack of crews.

 

[ATR-DRIVR]

A certain CP told me when I was stuck in PIA with trashed fan blades that they were cnx around 7 to 13 flights a day because of lack of crews.

 

[ASAFOE120]

Just looking at the initial open time for April (FO's only), there are 50 trips open for the first 3 days. Mostly 3 and 4 day trips on the 1st and 2nd.

If your not allready working, dont answer the phone!!!

 

[Mmmmmm Burritos]

Time to give scheduling all your ex-girlfriends/ex-wives phone numbers!

 

[cosmotheassman]

Yeah Bill Bean. Sorry hit the wrong key. My dad used to fly with him. Does he still eat raw tuna out of the can?

 

[hawg2hawk]

Yeah Bill Bean. Sorry hit the wrong key. My dad used to fly with him. Does he still eat raw tuna out of the can?

Do they can raw tuna?

 

[sleepy]

Yeah Bill Bean. Sorry hit the wrong key. My dad used to fly with him. Does he still eat raw tuna out of the can?

Are you thinking of Bill Jackson? I have seen him eat just about everyting out of a can. Cold chilli and Freetos was about the worst.

 

[Ted Striker]

Are you thinking of Bill Jackson? I have seen him eat just about everyting out of a can. Cold chilli and Freetos was about the worst.

I can't imagine it....Bill Jackson is so trim and svelt! That guy would probably eat his f/o's face if he got hungry enough. Can't imagine why he is walking with a cane!

 

[FmrFreightDog]

I can't imagine it....Bill Jackson is so trim and svelt! That guy would probably eat his f/o's face if he got hungry enough. Can't imagine why he is walking with a cane!

Oh, be nice. He's a good guy.

 

[Ted Striker]

Oh, be nice. He's a good guy.

I didn't say he wasn't nice....he just likes to eat, nothin wrong with that!

 

[~~~^~~~]

I can't imagine it....Bill Jackson is so trim and svelt! That guy would probably eat his f/o's face if he got hungry enough. Can't imagine why he is walking with a cane!

"Babies. The other, other, white meat"

 

[~~~^~~~]

The real question is why the F- are there no captain vacancies in the March bid, when there are 14 reserve captains in ATL and everyone is being Jr manned under duress?

Don't you know. It is the crew's fault. Darn pilots expecting ten days off and nine hours reduced rest in domicile between 16 hour duty periods.

They need 50 Captains. My understanding is that attrition is around 20 a month and ( drum roll ) they got 1, uno, one, poor sap line checked this month.

Also, in case no one noticed. The Company has redefined the contract again:

Definitions:

Day Off: Short call reserve. Failure to be within two hours of the airport, rested and fit for duty will result in an "occurrence."

As Adam Sandler would say - ZIPPPIDDI DOOOO!

The Company has the contractual relief to put trips in open time at 150%. However, they refuse to do anything that might be interpreted as being cooperative. They would rather junior man you, extend you, then cancel you, then extend you some more, while never bothering to notify crews. Fine by me, RS2 baby at 250% and the LOA claim for failure to notify. I'm making more than some MD88 Captains

 

[Ted Striker]

"Babies. The other, other, white meat"

LMAO!!!

 

[Freebrd]

Scheduling is hurting for crews but will deny open time requests because a particular request is not contractural! Then they put 3 & 4 day trips in open time, and a regular lineholder can't pick one of those up. Now, maybe if they would be willing to break the 3 & 4 days up, then maybe someone could pick 'em up.

Scheduling thinks they're cute going by the contract but they're only f*%#ing themselves. Kinda cool in a way huh?

Last contract we were offered 150% (by Ed Paquette) for picking up open time but the MEC turned it down as the MEC wanted proper manning in place. So you get normal pay and you'll like it!!!

Had Mtc Control ask me to do something yesterday (something mtc should be doing) and I refused them. Two can play this game eh?

 

[~~~^~~~]

Last contract we were offered 150% (by Ed Paquette) for picking up open time but the MEC turned it down as the MEC wanted proper manning in place. So you get normal pay and you'll like it!!!

We have it in a letter of agreement and we were doing it on the E120 in October and November 2000 under the current contract.

Management could fix the problem, they simply choose not to. It is cheaper to pay ten pilots to fly 97 hours a month than to hire ( and train ) thirteen pilots. This will not stop until an exhausted flight crew screws up and does something that scares the government into some sort of regulation over the Whitlow letter.

 

[cosmotheassman]

What do you guys at ASA get paid for working over your guarantee pay? any time and a half???

 

[shamrock]

What do you guys at ASA get paid for working over your guarantee pay? any time and a half???

Normal pay above guarantee. Time and a half only if junior-manned, and that's only if you're above guarantee already.

 

[73belair]

What do you guys at ASA get paid for working over your guarantee pay? any time and a half???

Nope, just hourly.