Frist I thought this very lucrative offer was April fools, but it seems like United is accually offering 'unpaid leave'. Haha I'm from Northwestern -Europe and leave is always paid. Period. If your employer doesn't have enough work for all employees (typically lack of orders, or in this case not en...
Jump to postJust had the opportunity to fly an upgraded A320. New screens, radar, bigger overhead luggage bins. etc.. Much improved.
Jump to postGreat topic. How much more do legacy European airlines employees earn than a Ryan air employee? Allegiant pays pilots substantially less than US legacies and also Spirit, Frontier and JetBlue. Southwest is now the highest paid in the US for narrow body aircraft. I rarely see Allegiant at any airport...
Jump to postIn court today. Sounds like he is still in the military. Not at Delta any longer.
Interesting. Claiming that he was joking around.
Lufthansa could have easily avoided this situation by notifying ATC of their special requirement before checking in with approach control. Preferably this would have been done by their dispatch but the aircrew could also have passed the message through Oakland center. They arrived on the BDEGA arri...
Jump to postIt’s FedEx and not the FedEx feeder encouraging pilots to go to AA wholly owned regional. $1,000,000 over 3 years. Hired as Captain but will not get the seniority. As a pilot upgrades from FO they will go ahead of if they were hired before you. No FedEx Pilot will take this deal. Never. Wait to get ...
Jump to postThis is how it was explained to me once upon a time. AA shrinking in JFK started when the new Terminal 8 was being built. They shrank due to lack of gates while construction was taking place. Limited to two gates that could handle 777. At the time I don’t think there were slot restrictions. JFK was ...
Jump to postThe JFK DOH was introduced right after the NEA was announced if I remember correctly. NEA gone now DOH gone. I haven’t heard anything yet but perhaps it’s back to the original plan to make PHL the Europe and beyond hub. XLR will eventually arrive. Not ordering the 3rd center fuel tank was a mistake....
Jump to postAlrighty, folks. It's 9:40 pm CST and I just checked. The PHL-DOH flight has been loaded and our original flight via JFK was automatically rebooked on the flight through PHL. The Flight Number stayed the same and our overall departure times nearly mirror that going via JFK. New Flights on May 21st,...
Jump to postI think JB and spirit 12 year A321 Captain is $330/hr on August 1st. This Tuesday.
AA is $278. Proposal is $336.
Kirby vs. Isom. Isom destroyed the United pilots “Tumi bag” TA. Now Kirby has attempted to undermine the AA Pilot TA. You can’t make this stuff up. AA came back with an additional 1.3 billion dollar increase last week in an attempt to continue with a vote that was supposed to start today. Not so fas...
Jump to postCould Mr. Kirby’s days be numbered? This story is going to explode. Just imagine sitting in EWR for days trying to go on vacation and you find out the CEO is bypassing your misery because he can. Not a good move. I could care less if he has an important meeting. Canceling thousands of flights and bl...
Jump to postMSY. Went there a couple weeks ago and could barely walk because of the crowds. Brand new and no one thought of congestion? It doesn’t help to have Cafe Du Monde crowds clogging up the flow of people getting to their gates. Some one should have thought that out. Don’t forget about the whole terminal...
Jump to postIn 25 years at my airline I have never had a normal negotiated contract. 2003 23% pay cut. 2013 bankrupt contract. 2015 combined contract post merger concessionaire. Currently an AIP to maybe voted on soon. I say maybe because it hasn’t been voted on by the Union leaders yet. I have never received b...
Jump to postA41.5% increase in pay will buy all the QOL I need. There are some great improvements in Long Term Disability. Sick pay out for unused sick time. $. Check pilots did incredibly well. It was needed. Added vacation days and hours. Added 401k contributions. The largest complaints are scheduling related...
Jump to postRumored to be close to 9 billion. 8+ was being discussed as recently as Wednesday. So 9 is not out of the question. The 2 billion difference is to catch up to Delta. It may exceed Delta but not by much. Remember AA went bankrupt 6years after Delta. They are/were a couple contracts ahead. We will see...
Jump to postThrust ratings on AA Airbii 319 non sharklet CFM. 23,500 319 sharklet CFM. 27,000 319. IAE. 24,480 320 CFM. 27,000 320. IAE. 24,800 321. CFM. 32000 LEAP. 32,160 IAE. 31,600 The 319 sharklet is a rocket ship. 320 IAE is underpowered.
Jump to postWhat other countries allow 67? Wouldn’t a non age 67 Pilot be restricted from flying to that country? No way scheduling would be able to work around this unless it’s in the contract. Sounds good to me. Bid a country I am not allowed to fly to and get paid to sit home. Sign me up. I really don’t have...
Jump to postI think 150 seats might be the absolute max but I'm thinking it's more likely in the 130-140 seat count. If it's 150 vs the 176 seat 757s originally planned the drastically lower trip costs of the XLR might have even better margins. If configured at 150 seats, would they be able to staff it with 3 ...
Jump to postAirbus 320 series has proved to be successful. The 321 has improved over time. The NEO is a pleasure to fly and taxi. Very smooth steering and brakes are easier to apply smoothly when coming to a full stop. The VNAV is still questionable. You have to watch it like a hawk. Part of this is RNAV arriva...
Jump to postIsom says AA its willing to match the newly ratified DL pilot pay rates and profit sharing. The contract would cost AA more than $7billion. https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/american-airlines-prepared-match-deltas-pilot-pay-rates-ceo-2023-03-07/ I just can't see how this will be ec...
Jump to postReducing the schedule is being more realistic. With no new Pilot contract in sight, AA will not be able to keep up with training. We are short now during winter months. There are not enough Check Pilots to get the desired number through. They are begging us line pilots to apply for Check Pilot posit...
Jump to postTraining is still backed up at AA. 900 or so Pilot retirements for 2023. They are going to try to t Hire 2000 pilots this year. Until pilots get a new contract that improves Check Pilot pay, it will be slow going. I am guessing it may be the only airline out there that pays their instructor pilots l...
Jump to postI have been lost by my airline. Can’t get through what do you do? Sit and wait. There is no scheduling text number, no scheduling email. You sit and wait. My record is 5 days during hurricane Sandy. My airline has no requirement to have a cell phone. I leave mine home by accident some times. There i...
Jump to postAA with 12 cancellations. Add in Piedmont, Envoy, PSA and it’s still only 42. What on earth is going on at SWA?
Jump to postXLR will have TV with Bluetooth. No wire jungle. Domestic narrow body is being looked at. I doubt they will put them back in.
Jump to postAlaska just agreed to a pretty good contract. They were having trouble attracting new Pilot candidates and losing some to greener pastures. The legacy airlines still have plenty of candidates applying so less pressure on the management teams. Both United and Delta have new hires on wide body aircraf...
Jump to postzuckie13 wrote:Just needs to be set up so it's no forced work until 67. Just make sure that pilots can retire with full pension at 65 and the extra two years are up to them.
It appears to me United negotiators and most the MEC has lost touch with the pilot group. What a mess they made. I would not be surprised if many Union reps were recalled.
Jump to postJetBuddy wrote:Is Chapter 11 a bankruptcy protection? If so maybe it's good for the protection of the pensions for people who have worked in SAS for 30-40 years.
All of these companies could fix this “shortage” by upgauging their fleets and reducing frequencies . It’s not a fast fix but it’s available to them. Until they do there’s not really a shortage… just inadequate pilots to match the existing system form. Tomorrow American is scheduled to fly 14 segme...
Jump to postAlaska, AA, Delta, SWA. All contracts with the unions are up for renewal. United has a new proposal that comes out Friday. Will be interesting. If it’s a good deal then the pressure will be ramped up. Airlines are now making money so pressure will be put on the airline to get contracts settled. Ther...
Jump to postThe A321NEO is a great airplane. I have noticed a fuel burn of 5700 lbs/hr in cruise at 180,000 pounds gross weight. 196 passengers. Having to carry less fuel helps tremendously with weight. Transcons with a full passenger load and an A321CEO are often times weight restricted. The NEO has alleviated...
Jump to postI just practiced this very situation in a simulator. Bounced landings. Thrust from underwing engines causes the nose to pitch up. I am not sure what the wind was but the creep over to to left side of the runway is very concerning. Cross wind landings are an under trained event. Landing with a crab i...
Jump to postMorale is pretty low amongst employees. Pilots were just asked (not forced yet) to cancel summer vacations for cash. After 23 years I finally have a summer vacation. This summer will be exhausting for employees. I am thinking a bankruptcy may be inevitable. If it sheds management then I am all for i...
Jump to postGreat looking airplane. Not my favorite plane to fly. Frozen feet on long flights on the flight deck. Goofy airspeed indicator. Calibrated so you can’t see actual airspeed below 220 kts. Look at the drum indicator in any turbulence and it would just spin back and forth. Heading indicator was off cen...
Jump to postUS Airline hiring 10 years ago was anemic.
My airline hired zero pilots from 9/11/2001 until 12/31/2013.
My airline plans on hiring at least 2000 in the year 2022.
My pay ten years ago was $110/hr. Now 279/hr. I expect it will go much higher soon because of the lack of pilots.
American Airlines is running a phenomenal operation compared to Delta, United, Jetblue, Alaska, Southwest. Just 1 cancellation today so far and no delays. Paying the flight attendants 300% was very successful. They're up to 8, but that's still pretty far off from United's 169 (9% of the schedule), ...
Jump to postYou may be right. They should be working on this now but remember they didn’t get permission to fly over Russia for a new flight. Isom needs to clean house. Start firing people.
Jump to postDoha because code share with Qatar. Not getting the 787 could be a blessing because demand is not there yet. Spinning it so Boeing has to pay for late deliveries. PHL is not going to shrink. Big plans for the 321XLR to Europe from PHL summer of 2023. Look for Oslo, Toulouse, and a couple other new d...
Jump to postThe pilots are burned out. I have plenty of money so it’s not about the money. It’s about being taken advantage of by management pilots that have not flown the line since the 1990s. They have no idea how bad it is out there. Working a 14 hour day then having to book your own hotel gets old really fa...
Jump to postI have had a similar situation. In my instance it was a shirt. It was very offensive and causing a stir in the boarding process. This is easy. I called local operations where personnel are trained to deal with these situations. Conflict resolution officer from the local station dealt with the person...
Jump to postSad day. In addition to losing your paycheck you also lose healthcare. A family of four costs around $36000 per year for a basic healthcare plan.( that is what my self employed friend pays in Indiana). You still pay when you go to the doctor. Deductibles are always several thousand dollars. The good...
Jump to postThe cost of parking airplanes is amazing. Pilots awaiting training are still getting paid. At my airline I have a mate that has not set foot on an airplane since February and is awaiting training since his plane is in a desert somewhere. He is actually making more money now due to contract. He is su...
Jump to postCould the inboard have contacted a runway edge light or sign sticking up? Could have drifted off centerline. Still would cause damage just not a scrape. Total speculation of course.
Jump to postMr. Parker is way better than Carty, Arpey, and Horton. He has done a nice job during this Covid crisis and I loved his Southwest Flight Attendant story. He still needs more time. The full realization of the merger needs to come to fruition first. Remember the mechanics just signed a couple months a...
Jump to postMany factors involved. If I was 62 and had to learn another aircraft I would seriously consider punching out. 62 enables social security in the USA. What would keep me from retiring is health care costs. I recently paid $685 dollars for a blood test and I have a”Cadillac “ insurance plan. I already ...
Jump to postIn the 19000+ hours flight time in my log book, I have made less than 10 autolands. More than half of those were required to complete training on a new aircraft. The 737 at some airlines is not approved for autolands. Hand flown requirement with HUD. The job is not for everyone. It is a real grind o...
Jump to postPilot Captain pay by hour. UPS 327/hr, FedEx 280/hr, sun Country 202/hr, Atlas 179/hr on the 767. Clearly Amazon is exploiting cost differences. Wow.
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