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<blockquote data-quote="MattM" data-source="post: 4390107" data-attributes="member: 53192">I don&#039;t get the air operation.We started using our GPUs exclusively (ground powering units) to keep power to the jets as we unload. For years we let the jets burn their own fuel as they sat. Now they say gas/diesel is cheaper than jet fuel. Makes sense. A gpu may also go through much wear and tear. So the positive outcome is mere hundreds of dollars short term.Our building gets 4 jets in the AM. They&#039;re planning on a 5th. All of these jets are nearly halfway voided out (a void spot has no volume or uld). I guess computers know best. We probably have just enough volume for a large air bus, but we insist on all of these tiny 757s. Computers are saying all this makes $$$ sense.&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 large jet vs 5 tiny ones?We&#039;re already over staffed, boss doesn&#039;t let people schedule off, and yet we&#039;re hiring more. Volume isn&#039;t going down.We should have half the staff and just one jet. Yet we&#039;re trying to save dollars with using the GPU. It&#039;s Crazy where they find what needs to be saved on. And miss out on others. 90% of guys with seniority would take an unpaid day off if called upon.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MattM, post: 4390107, member: 53192"] I don't get the air operation. We started using our GPUs exclusively (ground powering units) to keep power to the jets as we unload. For years we let the jets burn their own fuel as they sat. Now they say gas/diesel is cheaper than jet fuel. Makes sense. A gpu may also go through much wear and tear. So the positive outcome is mere hundreds of dollars short term. Our building gets 4 jets in the AM. They're planning on a 5th. All of these jets are nearly halfway voided out (a void spot has no volume or uld). I guess computers know best. We probably have just enough volume for a large air bus, but we insist on all of these tiny 757s. Computers are saying all this makes $$$ sense. 1 large jet vs 5 tiny ones? We're already over staffed, boss doesn't let people schedule off, and yet we're hiring more. Volume isn't going down. We should have half the staff and just one jet. Yet we're trying to save dollars with using the GPU. It's Crazy where they find what needs to be saved on. And miss out on others. 90% of guys with seniority would take an unpaid day off if called upon. [/QUOTE]

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