JOliver From United States of America, joined Jan 2002, 140 posts, RR: 0 Posted (10 years 3 weeks 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 1094 times:
Speaking to a UA F/A today, I learned that the company has been flying troop transport flights since March.
Further, that F/A crews working the flights have typically been those with 35 yrs of seniority or more.
I know jr. F/As who would have liked to have flown those flights but interest was high with experienced F/As
Clear and war-free skies to all, --JaO "United" since
1959
Flyf15 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (10 years 3 weeks 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 1093 times:
Yep, they have been. I've been watching the flights out into Colorado Springs lately, seen up to 3 daily United 747s along with 767s and 777s. This all along with numerous other widebodies from other airlines.
FLY777UAL From United States of America, joined May 1999, 4510 posts, RR: 3 Reply 3, posted (10 years 3 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 1007 times:
I sure don't see those CRAF trips being "senior" by any means, especially through SFO--international lines are now extremely hard to hold, considering flight attendants of 32 and 30 years seniority were numbers 5 and 6, respectively, of 10 flight attendants on the "horrible" OGG turn...
Pecoua From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 298 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (10 years 3 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 893 times:
In response to FLY777UAL,
The CRAF trips are really senior now...the junior kids were getting them in Jan and Feb, but in March, they began utilizing a pure seniority list, so now they start at the top and work their way down. The CRAF trips will be flown by very very senior flight attendants for a while...it probably won't hit the junior seniorities at all.
Dinker225 From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 1049 posts, RR: 20 Reply 6, posted (10 years 3 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 883 times:
Pardon my stupidity on the F/A language, but what is a CRAF trip?
Dinker
Two rules in aviation, don't hit anything and don't run out of gas, cause if you run out of gas yer gonna hit something.
Pecoua From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 298 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (10 years 3 weeks 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 865 times:
The attraction is money...it is at international payrates and long layovers plus either a deadhead or a ferry back to the states...they are easier to work than reg flights. The military is awesome to wait on.
Dinker225 From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 1049 posts, RR: 20 Reply 10, posted (10 years 3 weeks 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 864 times:
Thanks for the info on CRAF. How would they go about seating the troops on these flights. On the 747 or any other international aircraft with coach, business and first class seating, who gets to sit where? Is it just go all the way to the back and the last ones on board get the better seats or do the commanders get the firs class seats? Thanks for the info
Dinker
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