SWA/AT differences on Trip Trading/OPs

[Kharma Police]

There should be some type of minimum coverage.

So if incorrect=please tell me how I have 6 days off and in Elit I would like to add a 3 day...how? You can highlight the trip, but can not click on the save disk as it doesn't turn amber.

Really 4 days look out of open time?

How do I drop a three day on the 18th?

The net zero is pretty much always at zero. (AT guys=thats like the day is blocked, but cant trade a 4 day to a 3 day cause at zero,,,if net zero is 1 then one pilot can lose a duty period, then it changes back to zero and no one can lose a duty period) So no you can't just drop a trip like AT can.

The guys that says incorrect does not back it up with how...

Airtran can trade for all of Sept and if the day is black or red it is blocked=you have to work that day. If those days are green. You can trade away.

So far SWAPA needs to look at Airtran side of the trip trading and head back to 11.5% 401K matching.

Got an issue? Here's a tissue. You aren't at the Tran any longer, so please don't ruin it for those who will cross over sometime maybe this decade with your whining to our new co-workers about how things were at the well oiled AirTran machine.

 

[b747dogg]

I can see it now. "that's not how we did it at AirTran.".

 

[zman]

What is wrong with taking things that work best from both airlines ?

 

[ATLplt]

I can see it now. "that's not how we did it at AirTran.".

Kinda like, "it's primitive and inefficient, but that's how we've always done it at Southwest"

 

[b747dogg]

Kinda like, "it's primitive and inefficient, but that's how we've always done it at Southwest"

I use to work at Airtran. So, I know Airtran sucked and never once thought anything was better over there.

Also, things aren't perfect at SWA, but damn close!

 

[humveedriver]

It reminds me of the Louis CK clip off of Conan O'brian. Folks talking about how much better Flica is versus Elitt. When we really haven't had Flica all that long of a time. Now suddenly somebody owes you something. You can't trade a trip in a nanosecond, when it used to take hours or days to process? It's amazing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r1CZTLk-Gk&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[texman]

Humm, that vid made my night! Lol!

 

[Luv2BFlyin]

It reminds me of the Louis CK clip off of Conan O'brian. Folks talking about how much better Flica is versus Elitt. When we really haven't had Flica all that long of a time. Now suddenly somebody owes you something. You can't trade a trip in a nanosecond, when it used to take hours or days to process? It's amazing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r1CZTLk-Gk&feature=youtube_gdata_player

It still takes hours sometimes in FLICA. Ironically, the old school way of calling up screw sched occasionally works better when there is a hang up.

 

[Flying the Line]

I can pick up a trip, but not the one I want from Elit...only from another pilot. But all those trips I don't want.

Then pick up a trip from a pilot then elitt to the trip you want. just make sure the trip you pick up can be elitt'd. (if the rig isn't given away in a partial it can't be traded).

 

[Ky.BrownBourbn]

(if the rig isn't given away in a partial it can't be traded).

I don't think that is always true...Otherwise how would all that crap end up in ELLITT that doesn't pay mins., Like those two dats that pay 9.5 or 3 hour turns, The Cartels know all the tricks.

KBB

 

[Lear70]

There are some helpful things in the AirTran way of trip dropping, that's for certain. The ability to straight-drop a trip if the coverage is positive is certainly nice. Of course, with the reserves we're carrying it's not a problem, they'll just assign it to a reserve before the 48 hour run-down for Premium Pay so it never goes Premium.

Overall I like their system better, but it would be nice to be able to straight drop and have open time available the entire month. It sure is nice to do 90% of my trading in the first 24-48 hours after daily is open, have my line almost exactly like I want and able to give that schedule to the fiance' for monthly social calendar planning for the entire month and not waiting to see what I can snag 4 days prior.

Sounds like if you want to really work the system, you have to practically live on your computer???

 

[gobyebye]

What is wrong with taking things that work best from both airlines ?

Because you can't have both methods. They wouldn't jive with each other. The things you want to bring over wouldn't work with the way swa has things set up (staffing, conflicts with current elitt, ttga, etc.)

 

[dicko]

give that schedule to the fiance' for monthly social calendar planning for the entire month

Man Card. Hand it over. Come on, don't say a word. Just quietly hand it over.

 

[Lear70]

Man Card. Hand it over. Come on, don't say a word. Just quietly hand it over.

*sigh* (hands over man card)

 

[redflyer65]

http://kooztop5.blogspot.com/2012/03/top-5-reasons-my-man-card-should-be.html