E5: Scheduling Part 2 - Rumors and Myths

Part 2 of Scheduling, Fatigue, and Rotation Construction. Host Ryan Argenta delves deeper into scheduling issues and quality of life for Delta pilots. Guests Shawn Kellett (MEC Scheduling Committee Chairman), Frank Wedding (Scheduling Committee Vice Chairman), and Jessica McMahon (FRB Chairman) answer questions submitted by pilots, debunk common myths and rumors, and uncover a strange strategy the Company uses to create rotations that management doesn't want pilots to know about. (Recorded on February 10, 2022) 0:00 - What the Scheduling Committee wants you to know 7:50 - Rumors and Myths: Payback Day Usage 10:14 - Rumors and Myths: Extensions 12:33 - Calling the Duty Pilot 14:08 - Pilot Questions Answered 19:48 - What Management doesn't want you to know 26:37 - Minimum Rest Like what you're hearing? Have a suggestion for a future episode or have a question you'd like answered "on air"? Send us a DART at dart.alpa.org. You have questions, we want answers.