What We Need Here Is.....

[Scoot 11]

Another SW vs. DL thread

Ok, I'll start.
You trolls at sw have no international flying and had to buy your jobs...
Cue Red, Wave, Howard, And General in 5...4..3..2..

 

[scarlet]

Int flying is the best thing in the world?

3 days worth less than 16 hours. to most of europe.
Hotel rooms not ready when you get to the hotel, because the crew before you just left the hotel. And its 4:00 AM your time. 9:30-10:00 AM local time. Just hang out in the lobby. FUN
Money Exchanging
Fatigue

Some good points, but its not all glamore. Some folks like it, some don't. You can have it GL. Not interested. I hate any flights longer than 2.0 hours.

 

[redflyer65]

Yea, I saw those 4 days trips worth 21. No thanks is right. Nothing like being gone on a trip and not being paid well. DL pilots need another 20% payraise just to make it worth while.

How's that Scoot?

 

[General Lee]

Int flying is the best thing in the world?

3 days worth less than 16 hours. to most of europe.
Hotel rooms not ready when you get to the hotel, because the crew before you just left the hotel. And its 4:00 AM your time. 9:30-10:00 AM local time. Just hang out in the lobby. FUN
Money Exchanging
Fatigue

Some good points, but its not all glamore. Some folks like it, some don't. You can have it GL. Not interested. I hate any flights longer than 2.0 hours.

The good thing is if you don't like flights over 2 hours, you could bid the 717 or MD88 and do shorter hops. When you tire of that, and most people eventually do, the name of the game is fewer legs. On 737 and larger domestic, there are 4 leg 4 day trips for people senior in category. If you want even longer legs, then you go for the widebodies, which there are 5 choices---7ER, A330, 767-400 (we call it 765), 777, and 744. All do different missions. The 7ER does both domestic and INTL. The A330 does mainly 3 day trips, 6 days, and up to 12, which is a commuter's dream. (A 12 day trip can have one commute a month, and 18 or more days off after that, up to 35 days off if the next 12 day trip is at the end of the next month). The 767-400 mainly does London Heathrow and Frankfurt from ATL, with a couple down South also, and the longest trip is a 6 day LHR/FRA with a MSP or DTW in the middle, and the most senior being a 3 day Munich trip worth about 20 hours. The 777 does 3 day trips worth up to 28 hours from DTW (Seoul, Shanghai, Beijing), and some high time 3 days from ATL (Dubai and Johanesberg), but also a 6 day trip via MSP to Tokyo and onto either Hong Kong or Singapore, and back to Narita and MSP/ATL. The 744 does a lot of pacific crossings and more 12 day trips, but also hits Tel Aviv from JFK.


If you don't like those, you can always bid 717, MD88/90, A320, 737, or 757/767 for domestic. It's called variety, and as you get older its good to have it, rather than not have it. And 2 hour flights are nice, but getting off your rear and sleeping in a lie flat bunk or going back to First class and eating a nice meal while watching a recent first run movie is goooooood. You are gone a few days anyway, why not enjoy the ride to an interesting destination to have a great meal with the crew? If you tire of that, domestic is one bid away. Choice is good.



Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[General Lee]

Yea, I saw those 4 days trips worth 21. No thanks is right. Nothing like being gone on a trip and not being paid well. DL pilots need another 20% payraise just to make it worth while.

How's that Scoot?

21 hour 4 day trips (without an allnighter attached at end) is the minimum. Not all 4 day domestic trips are worth 21 hours. If you fly fewer than 5:15 per day in total, you get 21 hours. There are 4 days worth more, I've seen them worth around 25 hours. Certain FNWA bases still have 5 day domestic trips that are worth close to 30 hours. Then you throw in a widebody INTL trip and the productivity goes straight up. 6 and 7 day trips worth up to 40 hours or more. I saw an 8 day Pacific trip with multiple crossings worth 54 hours. That is really good. Plus, INTL categories can fly up to 120 hours a month if you pick up time (still 1000 per year flying, but then add vacation and sick time used, and you might see well over 1000 hours of pay).

Sorry Red, but variety wins here. Widebody pay has passed your 737 pay and the rest is gaining. Please keep the bar coming up during your next round of negotiations, and hopefully your union didn't have to promise anything for the SLI help during your merger. Good luck.


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[Scoot 11]

Yea, I saw those 4 days trips worth 21. No thanks is right. Nothing like being gone on a trip and not being paid well. DL pilots need another 20% payraise just to make it worth while.

How's that Scoot?

Not bad...I'm just waiting on wave to call me a "sellout', an I think we might be in to something.

 

[FlyinGuy]

Why do I need to go to the garage when all the tools are on here?

 

[get2flyin]

Why? In the name of all that is holy....WHY?!

 

[fletch717]

Some more fuel to the fire.... If SWA hadn't bought AT they would be about as close to going international now as they were in 1982.

 

[redflyer65]

Not bad...I'm just waiting on wave to call me a "sellout', an I think we might be in to something.

If you voted 'yes', then you might be a sellout.

I'll let Wave make the final call.