Originally Posted by
CALFO
This are both true, however the company has a few options, including:
1. Over staff 777 FO in lax and have some excess pilots fly iro pairing that dh both ends out of base. Not efficient but certainly better than tdy'ing 75 747 pilots.
2. The over staffing in the 737 will not occur if the company runs a vacancy bid and increases the staffing level in lax accordingly. In this scenario, all current 737 capt that are bumped down will not be displaced.
I think both of these scenarios are preferable for the comaony than starting bump-fest.
I agree. Just so you are aware, the company has not done that in the past, they have had bumps as few as 3 pilots in a BES. The "extra pilot" myth was obviously not true since you don't furlough 1,400+ pilots and still somehow be overstaffed. They've always run the bases pretty tight.
Of course anything can happen. I'd prefer both of these as well to bumps.