Originally Posted by
jsled
Not bump happy. But when the CFO says 73 aircraft will be gone in 2.5 years, you wonder how that is going to happen. Add in the stated LAX 747 base closure in the spring and re-opening of ORD 747 (which will result in shinkage of SFO 747) and you have some issues.
I was pointing out that the company MAY choose to bump CAL 756 FOs because the CAL side is more junior and will have less bumping horsepower. It would work if it is done closer to when we start flying each other's jets, although somewhat bs because it is sUAL 757-200s that are disappearing and so we should get the bumps. Wouldn't surprise me though. Just a possibility.
Sled
It does appear that you are bump happy. This is the biggest vacancy bid you guys have seen in 5 years. It's not good enough for you to bid captain, but you have to bump someone out too? Interesting.
As for how people will be displaced, I think the company will continue to staff towards the min # on the bid and reduce it that way. So if there are 100 pilots in the BES and max is 100 min 90 with 10 retirements in that BES they will just staff the 90 and keep going down like that. It will eventually catch up where people will get displaced, but that may take awhile. The FO side will just dwindle down as senior FOs take the upgrade or move to bigger equipment which will take care if itself. There will be some displacements I'm sure, but probably not to the level you are hoping.
Just my guess and I'm usually wrong. But maybe a possibility so the training doesn't cost the company too much money.