kellwolf
Piece of Trash
My airline would never use FliCA. Would give us too much control over our schedules and we might see pieces of the "big picture" rather than the one puzzle piece we're standing on. I love being kept in the dark.....
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My airline would never use FliCA. Would give us too much control over our schedules and we might see pieces of the "big picture" rather than the one puzzle piece we're standing on. I love being kept in the dark.....
SpiraMirabilis
Possible Subversive
Ah... wouldn't want to disrupt the 'We're overstaffed... Do X,Y and/or Z or we'll have to furlough pilots' narrative?
wheelsup
Well-Known Member
They have to allow the use of "live" Flica. Mine never did. Used it for bidding and for swaps/adds/drops only.
higney85
Property of Scheduling
Actually the company wants Flica(at least that's what I have been told by them).... the issue is they want the PILOTS to pay for it... therefore we still don't have Flica. It's something like $35 per pilot- I'm not sure if that's per month or year. I think our sabre contract comes up this year or next so it will make its way up on the discussion list.
kellwolf
Piece of Trash
We should just have someone do our own like Skywest did. Wonder of JL down in ATL could pull that off.....
bike21
9-5 Ruins Lives
As much as I like to chide our IT department, our version is pretty neat. Although I still can't take advantage of it since I am on perpetual reserve
kellwolf
Piece of Trash
As much as I like to chide our IT department, our version is pretty neat. Although I still can't take advantage of it since I am on perpetual reserve
I have the manual for yours. Even on reserve, I'd take it. Gives you a nice grid so you know where you fall. Plus, you can see if scheduling is following the rules. Here? You have to take their word for it, and the most senior guy on reserve gets screwed as badly as the most junior guy.
bike21
9-5 Ruins Lives
Yeah, our reserve transparency has gotten better and a newer version is forthcoming apparently. Over at ASA they can see more than we can with respect to who gets what. We are also trying to get an automated reserve day swap going, but that one is tough. That could be huge for us lowly reserves.
Sorry about the deal over your way with reserve. Hope it gets better sooner than later.
kellwolf
Piece of Trash
Me too. One of the reasons I voted "no" on the TA was the extreme lack of transparency and the loop holes in the language. Reserve requests for ready reserve, home reserve AM/PM and call first/call last would be sorted in seniority order and awarded "to the extent possible." Language like that pretty much kicks the door open for the company to say "Sorry. It wasn't possible," and they'd be off the hook. There was a "bucket system" in place that might have worked, but there was no language that gave the reserves a real time grid to look at, and I don't trust scheduling to follow seniority or the bucket list any further than I can throw this hotel bed.
Divine Wind
New Member
I do my own taxes, but then I've been filing returns for almost 35 years. For someone who is relatively new to the aviation business or has complex taxes (multiple jobs, deductions, investments, etc), I recommend going to a specialist at least one time. After that you can do your own it's a simply matter of updating the figures each year but applying the same deductions, rules and so forth on the following year's return.
Of course, this only works if you have a similar return every year. Going from renting and playing day trader while sitting reserve to getting married, investing in a mutual fund and buying a house might require another trip to a tax specialist.
Of course, this only works if you have a similar return every year. Going from renting and playing day trader while sitting reserve to getting married, investing in a mutual fund and buying a house might require another trip to a tax specialist.
