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Originally Posted by
aewanabe
Same to you. Some more statistics: JFK 320 FO is the most overstaffed seat in the company. Next is BOS 320FO, which is either red or black for 13 days in July.
BOS E90 FO, typically the most junior seat in the company recently, is red or black 23 days in July, and E190 pilots are what they are screaming for right now. I stand by my statement.
Can you explain what red and black mean for those of us on the outside please?
Green means there is more reserves than minimally required for dropping/trading trips. Black means there are just enough for crew scheduling comfort. Red means below minimum required coverage. Pretty simple.
What I would like to know is why they overhired so many on the A320 and kept staffing so tight on the E90. Seems like they got some part of their planning wrong... I know most of the remaining planes coming in 12 are A320s, so maybe they just hired them too early....
BOS E90 FO we are pretty tight staffing wise. Not emergency under normal days, but with the weather and ATC problems last week, we were in an E90 staffing emergency.