Originally Posted by horrido27

Wow.. alot of questions!
Ok, here goes-
As a line holder, you are able to trade for any trip that ends up in open time due to sick calls/whatever.
You set up your phone for 'Open Pairing Alert' and then you try to be the first to call in when something falls.
Typical, a good trip pops into open time and then it's a mad rush to call in. But it trickles down.. so you might not get the MXP or TXL but whoever traded into that now has their trip in open time. Usually ends up being LHR.. all about being able to dial fastest.
[I've usually trade my whole crappy schedule for London's and some Germany trips~]
Dropping is tough as we are manned so poorly..
Adv does work, depends on what you're doing/looking for. I usually pick up an Adv to make up for a trip drop due to mil leave. Have also had some of my stuff picked up in Adv too... which then gives me more flexibility for mil leave and other things. It's hit and miss.
[Have already mutual trip traded a 6 day AMS for two 3 day DH OSL's.. and have already adv one away!]
It's a weird system, but it actually works~

The 756 (we are qualified to fly both.. 75 and 76) has guys (and gals) who were hired (UAL Furloughs) from the last wave. So it's just as junior as the 73.
The word I'm hearing is that yes, there will probably be new hires (off the street) go into the 756. That's how I got it! How many and at what pace, I don't know.
IAH is (supposedly) losing their 76-4's to EWR and along with that, some of their pilots. Things change here yearly now.

Yes, you can live in CLE and commute on A res. The type of flying we do, and with aggressive pick-up (picking up a trip in open time the day prior.. for reserves) allows for commuters to be at home on A. That's why alot of them pick 'A' over 'B'. But, A only pays 72 hours vs. B paying 76 hours.

As far as the 78 replacing the 756. Million dollar question.
Me, just my opinion- yes, in 3-5 years I think we will see the 76's being replaced by the 78's and IF we get a smaller 78 (-8's?!) then I also see the 75's going. For now, I think the 756 crowd is safe.. at least going into summer 2013.
I think (hope) that IF we have a JCBA & ISL by next year, then by summer 2014 we will be flying a combined CAL/UAL 756 fleet. 757-2/3's and 767-3/4's.

Word on the street is that our (CAL's) 76-4's are going from IAH to EWR for 2013.. but that their (UAL's) 76-3's may replace our 75-2's on some of the Germany flying that we do out of EWR (I hope not!). Time will tell.

Again, some of this is fact.. a few things are my opinion. Hope to see you on the line soon~
Motch