Originally Posted by Birddog

You people just don't get it. The company will do whatever necessary to protect the "chosen ones". S-UAL pilots will be on reserve taking pay hits for some time to keep from bumping anyone. Flight Ops will throttle vacancies, try to speed 737 deliveries, slow 757 retirements, alter the basing of aircraft, etc. Vacancy bidding is going to slow way down for a year or two. I wouldn't be surprised if they allow the 14-02D's to become pay protected and train them at a much later date. They will pull every manpower trick possible to limit displacements. They've already broadcast their intentions...

From the SCC:

The company is planning to deal with reductions, if needed, primarily with attrition. If this is not completely effective, there will be Displacements between vacancy bids. The UPA displacement process is completely different from Vacancy Bids and will be explained at a later date.

Some of these measures will save money. Some will cost money. If you don't think Flight Ops will spend money to do this think again. I have $40 million reasons why that is untrue. I don't want to see S-CAL pilots get displaced just for the sake of displacement, but it will be interesting to see the lengths the company may go to protect them.

The Flight Ops also gets an added benefit of creating dissension between the two groups by doing all this. But hey, at least they have willing participants.

Dogg