Christmas In Phl

[muircross]

Hey guys in Philly...sorry to hear about your shortages there, sounds like a pain and hard to get work done. This may explain why some America West Flights have appeared to be "put on hold" by ground lately in Philly. The rumor mill here is that workers in Philly are disgruntled and put America West planes at the back of the line for on and off loading, marshalling etc. Is there any truth to this? or is it just that you are short equipment? I'll pass on my e-mail to Al..to also put a bug in his ear as a concerned employee, but it doesn't sound like you have too much confidence in the guy...whats the deal? We're not familiar with him here in Phoenix. By the way......they just took over, the have lots of legacy US Airways messes to clean up, give them a little time too...

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On the contrary UW, the HP flights are a priority in PHL- no kidding. They have started double-teaming them to the detriment of regular U flights. IMO the reason many if not all the HP flight leave late is the obsolete way they are worked. Three guys to park an A/C; three guys to push one, and lets not forget the chocking of every tire on the gate. Also, we're not used to all the paperwork for each flight. We heard that a massive amount of new equiptment is coming in november- hope it's not too late.

Regards,

 

[EricLv2Fish]

We heard that a massive amount of new equiptment is coming in november- hope it's not too late.

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How reliable is the source and where is the equipment coming from?

 

[linemech]

Just out of curiosity, I’ve always wondered why airlines use the TUG. Couldn’t a large volume fleet purchase of Ford or Chevy pickup trucks with a proper hitch replace the tugs? Not only would a pickup truck be able to pull baggage carts but also you’ve got the space to place some limited numbers of baggage in the rear of the pickup. Is a TUG that much less expensive to purchase and maintain than a pickup truck?

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Ford or Chevy pickup trucks may be good for pulling trailers or pushing snow but pushing aircraft is definitely not what they are made for.

Not only are Mainline wide bodies and most narrow bodies too heavy to push, a pickup truck would only be along for the ride should it get one moving due to the weight of the truck vs A/C.

As far as cost, if you can buy a push-back tractor for less than the cost of a pickup truck, buy it.

Price has nothing to do with the pickup truck vs push-back tractor issue, weight and power are what are considered and by the way a good push-back tractor probably costs ten times what a good pickup goes for.

linemech

 

[speedbird86]

One hopes management intends to avoid another Christmas meltdown.

This means making certain PHL has the resources to accomplish the tasks management has laid out in PHL.

X number of flights translates into Y amount of carts, Z amount of beltloaders, an W amount of man hours - not rocket science here.

This also means management holding employees accountable for performance, good and bad.

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Don't forget T= Plasma TVs.
Going to need a bunch this year.