Recent content by Dalmd88#2

You can kind of sell a week also. Unused PPT can be cashed out once a year. You can't do that with holidays or vacation days. Those are use or lose each year. You can roll over H9 into the next Jan though.

In Tech Ops there are quite a few that are pre 1988 DOH. Most would not be affected by ajusted DOE from 7.5 or any other layoffs I would suspect. Some are relocated due to those layoffs.

This is how I see the use of PPT. You can use it as sick time, call in at the beginning of the shift and say I want to use PPT(sick). This counts against you for review purposes. Or you can use it as personal time. All time off is in a "deal book". Our crew is allowed two off every day, no...

The 5th week used to be after 20 years I think. Those that had accrued it got to keep it while those who were short of the 20 year mark never got it. It was a real sore spot in Maint. There were a lot of guys that were just short of it when the policy changed. Also the guy working next to...

Through the jet era we have operated almost everything at one time or another. Sure some are merger or short term need to fill a mission, but they were on our operation. DC-8,9,10; MD80,90,95(717), -11; B 727,747-100,-400, 757-200,-200ER,-300, 767-200,-300,-300ER,-400ER, 737-200,-300,-700...

What are you talking about? Delta Tech Ops is staffed mostly by DL employees. Everyone with a DL id has the same benifits as the rest of the company. We are not split off from the rest of the airline. The name is mostly a MRO branding move.

We get eight buddy passes to give to people we no longer wish to be friends with. With loads as high as we see right now they really suck to use. Cost is mileage, JFK-LHR RT is $670. Fare is $349, taxes and fees $321. Buddy pass riders are able to sit in First/Business if by some dumb luck...

One guy I worked with claimed he took a belt loader out to go get lunch on a midnight shift. I think he really did it also. His line was, 'You don't realise how large one of those things is until you get it out on the street.'

DL is doing the NW PW2000 and I think the A320/A319 engines inhouse. Not sure about the big bus or the 747.

The 737-700 also has better hot high performance than the -800 or the -900. I recall they were intially purchased just for a couple of Latin Am routes that were too low capacity demands to warrent using the 757 hot rod. Also I think the -900 are going to be ETOPS.

I'm pretty sure at DL we will not have a big cook out like in the past. Last year our new manager for the hangar started just before AMT Day and rumor has it he was beside him self when he saw the lack of productivity on that day.

The last part first; I think Rolls holds the overhaul work on the BR700 to only Rolls facilities. I think their shop in Montreal is still the only North American authorised shop. Now for the 'what's so bad about powerplant work?' It's a whole different mentality from the hangar/line work. It...

I think DL still does the PW4000 in ATL also.

E-Hangar tracks all the cards that are generated for a C check visit. This includes all the routine task cards and non routines that are intiated by either inspection personel or leads. All cards are printed and bar coded by this program. When a card is issued to a mechanic E-Hangar tracks...

So, back on topic......What is Empowerx I recall being the question. Don't really know much about the latest best new thing since the last best new thing. All I have heard is it is going to replace E-Hangar for visit card accountablity. The first test visit is set for the next Bay 5 777 PSV...