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DVA6636
Captain, DC-6

Joined on November 14 2008
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Piston Prop Professional
Iditarod Club
US Capital Club
Long Beach 250 Club
Eight Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary

"Glass Cockpit! What Glass Cockpit!"
Titusville, FL USA

849 legs, 1,361.7 hours
845 legs, 1,356.6 hours ACARS
886 legs, 1,412.7 hours total

Posted onPost created on April 02 2023 11:25 ET by Gaston Webb

Just a quick questions guys, Why are you having such a problem with staffing. I have been watching since the change of Leadership and it is like constant. As a member I am a little concerned when I see this type of stuff happening on such a regular basis. I work in a leadership positon in the corporate world and find this as not a good sign.

Gaston Webb

Captain, DC-6

DVA3672
Senior Captain, A320
OLP
E-MAIL

Joined on October 29 2006
B757 100 Club
50 State Club
Two Million Mile Club
Bi-Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
US Capital Club
Toulouse Millennium Club
Online Fifteen Century

"Chris, NOT in Seattle"
Northeastern United States

2,534 legs, 6,223.1 hours
1,537 legs, 3,252.2 hours online
2,243 legs, 5,407.0 hours ACARS
4 legs, 6.0 hours event
2 legs dispatched, 19.5 hours

Posted onPost created on April 02 2023 11:38 ET by Chris Frasure

Hi Gaston,

Absolutely no problems in staffing. People become busy and less active sometimes as time passes. Others want the opportunity to lead. It is important for us to nurture the next generation of ACPs and CPs so they can one day take my job. We have exciting things coming to the airline soon and we need good people to help us attain our goals. I was 757 and MD-11 CP in 2008. I left to raise my children. I came back in 2017 and continue to donate my free time to the airline. It is just the way of things when you only offer volunteer jobs. Nobody is getting paid here (unlike the corporate world).

Without getting into the specifics of the individual staff positions that have recently turned over, I can say that people are choosing to prioritize their time with their families. That is a good thing.

Chris

DVA12617
Chief Pilot, A350-900
Gold
OLP, VFRADV
DISPATCHER
E-MAIL

Joined on April 23 2015
B757 100 Club
Eurocap Club
Millennium Club
Toulouse 500 Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Online Quadruple Century Club

"Go Utes!"
Herriman, UT

1,322 legs, 3,057.1 hours
432 legs, 896.0 hours online
1,303 legs, 3,014.9 hours ACARS
25 legs, 78.6 hours event
39 legs dispatched, 174.2 hours

Posted onPost created on April 03 2023 13:56 ET by Joe Burner

Gaston Webb wrote:

Just a quick questions guys, Why are you having such a problem with staffing. I have been watching since the change of Leadership and it is like constant. As a member I am a little concerned when I see this type of stuff happening on such a regular basis. I work in a leadership positon in the corporate world and find this as not a good sign.

Greetings Gaston,

As Chris pointed out we don't have any problems in staffing. I will add on to what Chris stated. Sometimes our pilots have real world priorities which take precedence over Delta Virtual Airlines. I for one am all about family time and spending time with family first and foremost. We have many pilots who want to lead and when we have the opportunities presented, we encourage them to put in for the positions. I am sorry that you see this different, but rest assured this is a good thing as Chris pointed out. smile

Best regards,
Joe

Joe Burner (DVA12617)

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