Operation Recovery

[luvthe9]

WPVI channel 6 reporting from PHL tonight says passengers not impressed by our effort, one person said they would come back to us if next few trips are OK.

 

[MarkMyWords]

If they are not impressed by the TastyKakes hopefully they are happy with the service/operation. A tremendous improvement over last week.

I have a friend in Ops Analysis and preliminary stats show (with 805 completed flights) Sched:0 is 56%, Sched:05 is 77% and Sched:14 is 91% for departures. Arrivals Sched:0 are 70%, Sched:05 are 81% and Sched:14 are 91%.

Only one cancellation (mainline) for today and ZERO (mainline) cancellations for yesterday. (And thank you Mother Nature for the good weather......whew)

 

[D M G]

If they are not impressed by the TastyKakes hopefully they are happy with the service/operation. A tremendous improvement over last week.

[post="234365"][/post]​

One pax on ABC (local) waited 45 minutes for his bags, then only received 5 of 6. It took one of the volunteers 15 minutes to locate his other bag (hung up in the belt system). Meanwhile CBS (local) had Castleveter (sp?) stating that bags were arriving in baggage before the pax. Either way, still much better than last week.

As far as the operation I understand that it's still a little messed up. As of about 5:00pm there were over 100 delays, almost 30 of them CG. Quite a few delays that should have been CG got coded otherwise. The ramp is very short staffed again, with some work areas missing almost one third of the scheduled employees. I heard that there were 200 delays yesterday in PHL, with over 75 of them being CG.

The warm weather was a huge break. The amount of 'no start' equipment was far less than last weekend, when there were as many as four dead pieces on most gates.

 

[MarkMyWords]

Update:

950 flights completed and here are the preliminary stats:

Sked/0 Dept 55% Arr 68%
Sked/5 Dept 76% Arr 79%
Sked/14 Dept 90% Arr 89%

Still only 1 mainline cancellation.

 

[jimcfs]

Update:

Sked/0 Dept 55% Arr 68%
Sked/5 Dept 76% Arr 79%
Sked/14 Dept 90% Arr 89%

[post="234398"][/post]​

For those of us who don't know the lingo.. what do Sked/0, /5 and /14 mean?

I'm guessing /0 means on time, /5 means 5 min late, /14 means 14 min late (as 15 min late is defined by FAA as late) ??

Assuming my guess is correct, those %'s seem decent for that number of flights... or am I wrong again? 😉

 

[WorldTraveler]

It's nice to see all the stops being pulled out but the real passengers know that all that extra help will disappear on Jan 3 and the operation will be right back where it has been before. It is winter and we know Mother Nature has more of what showed up at Christmastime.

 

[deano]

Illuminating the world with a thousand points of light, naaaaaay won't do it.

You need the REAL light____Bud Light.

 

[workngd]

To all the Scabs that loaded bags during Christmas, you should have stayed in the cockpit. All you did was show Management that you can fly and load airplanes. That is what will happen next. Maybe I' ll come up and fly the next leg for you. This airline can not run without each of us. Don't cross the line .... Please....We are all fighting for our jobs

 

[justaumechanic]

You have to keep something in perspective here..

If the company told the ALPA unit tomorrow to clean the planes, do the daily check, dump the lavs, load the bags, unload the bags, check in the passengers, take the reservations, clean the cockpit windows, fuel the tugs and ground equipment and do it with a smile on your face there is not one Pilot in the entire company that would say no.. Not one.. They would be lined up..

There is no group of people in this company more afraid to lose their jobs than every single member of the US Airways ALPA team.. They would cross any picket line, they would gladly throw everyone else on a hand grenade just so they can sit in that seat and call themselves a pilot.. I am a pilot for a major airline..

Remember that.. Every single one of them thinks about one thing.. Him or herself with regard for no one else.. That is why they gladly do your work.. Remember when the captain and first officer look at you you are nothing but dirt to them..

ALPA does whatever Lakefield and Bronner tells them to do.. The word is out.. You want to keep your job you do what you are told.. No questions asked.. ALPA's reponse.. "YES SIR"..

 

[N924PS]

You have to keep something in perspective here..

If the company told the ALPA unit tomorrow to clean the planes, do the daily check, dump the lavs, load the bags, unload the bags, check in the passengers, take the reservations, clean the cockpit windows, fuel the tugs and ground equipment and do it with a smile on your face there is not one Pilot in the entire company that would say no.. Not one.. They would be lined up..

There is no group of people in this company more afraid to lose their jobs than every single member of the US Airways ALPA team.. They would cross any picket line, they would gladly throw everyone else on a hand grenade just so they can sit in that seat and call themselves a pilot.. I am a pilot for a major airline..

Remember that.. Every single one of them thinks about one thing.. Him or herself with regard for no one else.. That is why they gladly do your work.. Remember when the captain and first officer look at you you are nothing but dirt to them..

ALPA does whatever Lakefield and Bronner tells them to do.. The word is out.. You want to keep your job you do what you are told.. No questions asked.. ALPA's reponse.. "YES SIR"..

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Wow. That is about the biggest BS post I have ever seen on this forum. And there have been plenty.

Most pilots have certain traits that make them successful pilots. High motivation to do a job and do it well. Excellent problem solving skills and the ability to prioritize a task at hand. A desire to see policies and procedures followed precisely. Aircraft Maintenance Technicians have similar traits, I believe.

I have seen numerous pilots and flight attendants over the years trying to help other workers with one goal in mind: Keep the operation moving smoothly and on schedule. No one is trying to take away anyone's job. At PSA (the real one) and PI that was part of the work ethic. Help clean the plane-get it out on time. Family waiting for their stroller-sure I'll run down and get it. Agent too busy to roll a wheelchair? Let me help. A work ethic that would elicit a grievance from the other culture.

It's been a lot of years since any Pilot on this property has been able to say they flew for a "major airline." I also know many pilots that have held maintenance and fleet service jobs while they went to flight school to earn their wings. So many have walked a mile or two in your shoes and have great empathy for other crafts.

Anyway, I read you are a former U mechanic so you no longer have a dog in this fight anyway. Sorry you have such a chip on your shoulder for pilots.

In any case, a very Happy New Year 2005. All the best to you in your new situation.

 

[supercruiser]

You have to keep something in perspective here..

[post="234434"][/post]​

You should change your username from justaumechanic to justamoron.

 

[justaumechanic]

Your living in a past life when you talk about PSA and PI..

Its true I no longer work for US Airways.. Do I have a chip on my shoulder for pilots.. Nope.. Just pilots at US Airways..

Read the posts on here.. They know the score.. They know clearly that the IAM is fighting for its life at US Airways.. Does that matter to any of them? Nope.. They could care less.. Thats why they are throwing the bags, cleaning the plane.. They are out to save their own skin regardless of the cost..

Sure there are plenty of pilots at US Airways that are great.. Probably the best in the business.. When they pick up a broom, load a bag, help out beyond their contract, they have crossed the line.. Thats what they are good at.. Crossing the line.

Lets not talk about walking a mile in anyones shoes.. It was US Airways ALPA unit that prevents anyone from working to get their pilots license while they are employed at US Airways from getting a pilots job.. Regardless of experience or hours or whatever.. There is no cross over.. You have to leave and fly with someone else if you ever want to fly with US Airways.. So don't say that any of the ALPA unit pilots at US Airways have walked a mile in any mechanic, cleaner, baggage handler or Res Agents shoes.. The only shoes they walk in are their shinny Italian Made shoes..

 

[N924PS]

Well, not to dwell on it but I think some of your IAM buddies (but not mechanics) crossed a line over Christmas Holidays that left little sympathy for the plight of the union worker.

USAirways can never survive or be successful if cross utilization of employees to do whatever is necessary to get the job done is thwarted by now archaic union work rules.

Hopefully the IAM and USAirways can reach a consensual agreement that can be ratified by the membership. I guess we will know more on January 6.

I agree that there should have been a "flow-through agreement " so the wholly owned pilots could join mainline as positions were available. The last time USAirways hired, I believe pilots from wholly owned were among those employed.

 

[nycbusdriver]

It's been a lot of years since any Pilot on this property has been able to say they flew for a "major airline." I also know many pilots that have held maintenance and fleet service jobs while they went to flight school to earn their wings. So many have walked a mile or two in your shoes and have great empathy for other crafts.

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justamechanic -

I take rather strong exception to your post. 42% of USAirways pilots won't do like you say we will. We've shown the company with our vote on LOA 93 that we are NOT afraid to stick this job up their collective posteriors. Alas, 58% of the pilots likely would take on all the "extras" you noted.

N924PS -

I agree that we can no longer say we fly for a major carrier, but I don't find that to be necessarily demeaning in and of itself. I find that it has been years since I felt comfortable telling anyone WHERE I worked. USAir(ways) has become more and more of an embarassment as the years go by. Now, I only tell people what I do for a living when pressed for the information. Unfortunately, once you say your are a commercial pilot, they inevitably want to know which airline. I blush, mumble "USAirways" and then whimper away in shame.

 

[DCD]

justamechanic -

I blush, mumble "USAirways" and then whimper away in shame.

[post="234506"][/post]​

AMEN. It shouldn't have to have been this way. :angry: