06-01-06/Comment #6156
This is the PDT MEC update for May 31, 2006 with 1 new item. At the request of the PDT Flow Through Committee, MEC Chairman Calvin Dilks arranged a meeting this afternoon with PDT Airlines Senior Management. PDT Airlines President Steve Farrow and Vice President of Flight Operations Michael Scrobola met with MEC Chairman Calvin Dilks, Vice Chairman Owen Smyth, and Flow Through Chairman Chuck Martinak to discuss the progress of the Flow discussions with our mainline brethren. PDT Airlines President Steve Farrow acknowledged the language contained in the Piedmont Restructuring agreement that provides for Flow Through, and made a quick review of the current Combined Eligibility List. Mr. Farrow also agreed to speak with Airways about the subject of flow through as it relates to PDT. Chuck Martinak brought the subject of flow back and MDA furloughs into the discussion. Piedmont management expressed that they had no problem with bringing furloughed CEL pilots back on to PDTs property as vacancies may warrant. However, our restructuring agreement dictates that the terms of a flow back are To Be Determined . Until such time that a flow back agreement is achieved those pilots wishing to flow back prior to the conclusion of such an agreement would be considered New Hires. During the first week of May our Mainline Flow Through contact point Jack Greenhall offered several tentative dates for May and June to continue discussions. Scheduling constraints made the month of May an impossibility. The PDT Flow Through Committee requested the two days of June offered during the Mainline MEC meeting in PHL. Because of meeting schedules for the mainline committee members, these dates were subsequently withdrawn. The Piedmont Flow Through committee wishes to congratulate our departing Mainline Flow Through contact point Captain Jack Greenhall on his recall to USAirways. Our Flow Through Committee is also looking forward to meeting with the mainline designee who will replace Jack as our contact point. That is all for this PDT MEC update