Anyone know what's going on with Phoenix pilots ? they are offering incentive pay every day this month and there seems to be a shortage everyday from looking at the PRAS sheets , flights are delayed due to the standby shifts , is this another blunder by our wonderful management team ?
The word from our analysts is that Phoenix is overstaffed , then why is there this mess ?
Message from 238199: 31JUL13...320 CA and 320 FO red flagged trips are in
Open Time today.
Message from 238199: 01AUG13...Red flag trips for 320 CA s are available
in Open Time.
Page 1 of 1
Message from 209427: CA/FO 320 RED FLAG TRIPS AVA....!! THANK
Message from 238199: 02AUG13...Red flag trips are available in Open Time
for 320 CA and 320 FO.
01Augl3 1626
Page 1 of 1
Back to the question. Who makes the decisions on pilot staffing? There are West pilots waiting to be recalled. Scheduling posts the messages above.
Where does the buck stop? Who's desk?
Maybe Captain Bular? Could he be the decider? Maybe his hands are tied.
"Senior Vice President Flight Operations/InFlight
Captain Ed Bular is US Airways’ senior vice president, flight operations. Bular oversees the airline’s flight operations, flight training, simulator engineering, flight technical publications and contract training. Prior to his current role, he held the position of vice president, flight operations, from 2002 to 2006.
Bular began his aviation career in the Air Force and flew T-37s, T-38s, T-33s, A-7s, B-52s and KC-135s. He hired on as a line pilot with USAir in 1980, and has subsequently held the positions of check airman; designated FAA examiner; manager, flight training; assistant chief pilot; senior director, flight operations and vice president, flight operations. Bular has been flight qualified on the Boeing 727, 737, 757 and 767 as well as the McDonnell Douglas DC9, and is currently qualified to operate the Airbus A330."
Recall our pilots who held positions prior to the acquisition. 1800 East pilots were recalled who were not flying at the time of the merge now have jobs, certainly you can find positions for West pilots to return, especially when schedulers are screaming for pilots.
The executive team link:
http://www.usairways.com/en-US/aboutus/pressroom/executivebios.html