Tempe Going CHEAP on the A330-200's

[US Oringinal]

AFA should be telling Bular and the rest of those hacks that unless we get F/A crew bunks, WE WILL NOT EXTEND OUR DUTY TIME LIMITATION BEYOND THE CURRENT 16HOURS!! So, if a flight was running more than an hour or so late, the scheduled crew would be ILLEGAL!

It's simple: if the company wants more than 16hours out of F/A's, they're going to have to supply crew bunks. CASE CLOSED! I hope AFA is reading this!

It's time for Tempe to provide us the PROPER TOOLS to do our jobs!

(just stating opinions-)

 

[Kev3188]

ed bular says that the A330-200's were not designed to have crew bunks installed in them.

That may be, but it's irrelevant.

NW uses a "crew rest module" on it's A330-200's. It's installed in the cargo hold. There are stairs down to it (you never go "outside" the cabin), and it's not too bad.

 

[luvthe9]

Show up for your trip, and refuse to fly it front and back crews night after night.

 

[US Oringinal]

AFA needs to hold the line on this NOW!! We have seen our working conditions continually deteriorate over the last 3 years and at some point, the AFA HAS TO SAY "NO".

 

[N965VJ]

<SNIP> After flying CLT - FRA last year I will NEVER fly US transatlantic again. The seat pitch and recline are absolutely unacceptable for a flight of this length, and I am an average size man. I can't imagine how a large person could tolerate it. I bought E+ membership for a year and believe me, those extra 4" make a huge difference.

There you go, Tempe, another example of high-yield revenue leaving. Keep on dreaming that customers only care about arriving on time with their bags. The Kettle survey said so, right?

BTW, welcome to USAviation CLTUSCaptive!

 

[etops1]

this is the crew bunks on the a340. same concept for the a330

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khwEyg1L67Q

 

[PHL Approach]

ed bular says that the A330-200's were not designed to have crew bunks installed in them. i say he is full of s#it.

Your exactly correct, he is full of $h!t. AFR brings in A332s to PHL and I've seen their Crew bunk Module in the AFT. Looks like it takes up about 2 can positions.

 

[US Oringinal]

Why does TEMPE management BOLD FACE LIE to our employees?? How dumb do they think we are??? Most of us have been in the industry FAR LONGER THEN THEY HAVE!! Yet, they look us in the face and LIE!

It's no wonder morale is in the toilet......

 

[theFLYonthewall]

AFA needs to hold the line on this NOW!! We have seen our working conditions continually deteriorate over the last 3 years and at some point, the AFA HAS TO SAY "NO".

The flight attendants need to stand up and say NO. WE can hold the line, stand behind those you elected to give them the muscle they need to stand up to the company. They alone as elected officials can do nothing without the membership standing behind them ready for battle. AFA is the flight attendants on the property. 5000 plus flight attendants are the AFA, WE are the ones that can hold that line. Together WE have more control and power then the 5 LECP's that sit around the MEC table.

How much are we going to let them shove down our throats? WE are the ones that have to take a stand, beside those WE have elected to represent us at AFA. Think about there has never been a better time to organize ourselves, enough is enough!

 

[PHLFlyer]

In response to a statement by a flight attendant regarding our seat pitch on the A330s, Doug Parker admitted in the last Crew News session that he would look into the problem. This issue is brought to his attention just about every session he does in CLT.

It's possibly a sign that management is willing to rethink things. Sincere or not, it's the first time I've heard him say something other than the seating will stay the same.

I don't think our numbers people in Tempe care about repeat customers. It's all about the leisure traveler, the cheapest fare, the cheapest service and filling that seat tomorrow. Unfortunately, many of our best repeat customers end up in the back of the bus.

Like it or not, decisions are made in Tempe out of desperation. Only time will tell if our short term measures to save us really destroy us in the end. Unfortunately, I don't think anyone in management is thinking long term at this point.

BTW...How cam management know who posts on here? Have employees really been brought in?

 

[UPNAWAY]

How can something that existed before Tempe (and they are continuing) be a sign of "Regional Airline" thinking?

How come USAIR didn't do these things when you were a "Big International" airline?

 

[N924PS]

Why does TEMPE management BOLD FACE LIE to our employees??

Is that a "bald face lie?"

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_the_correct_t...other_variation

 

[N924PS]

How come USAIR didn't do these things when you were a "Big International" airline?

With a mere 20 widebody aircraft, 11 B767-200's and 9 A330-300's, USAirways was never a "Big International Airline. However, under the Wolf/Gangwal version of USAirways, the international service was top notch.

 

[flyingcat]

I think the main issue is twofold. US used to be very generous to its coach passengers and of course with reduced pitch the complaints will go up.

Tempe claims that they are at the standard 31" however the cabin crew and other passengers seem to be noticing that certain seats are under this limit.

Parker did mention that some seats were reclining too much and that this is being fixed.

If anything next time someone is onbaord take a tape measure and see if the 31" is universal or if someone is trying to pull a fast one on the passengers and get a gold star from mangaement.

 

[theFLYonthewall]

How can something that existed before Tempe (and they are continuing) be a sign of "Regional Airline" thinking?

How come USAIR didn't do these things when you were a "Big International" airline?

The pitch that is in question on the A330 didn't exist before Tempe. The decision to reconfigure the airplane for more seating was made by Tempe. USAirways knew how to be a "Big International" airline before the regional mentality took over.

As far as the crew bunks, we are talking about an aircraft that is going to be used to fly over 13 hours each direction. Which happens to be redeye each way on our body clocks, why would this management think we should have to crew rest upright in a passenger seat?