Originally Posted by
jsled
Limit Captain bids to only FOs within the fleet? that's crazy talk. That's not what BAT does. BAT is about 756/76T laterals WITHIN fleet, SEAT, and base. There is no net gain. It is a win/win for ALPA and the company, which is why ALPA agreed to it. Why should a 76T guy suffer though 80% relative seniority month to month when he could have 15% on what is essentially the same fleet within his base? NO BAT would abrogate seniority. BAT is innovative and fair. I get it, and no, I have not used it.
Sled
Not crazy talk, the BAT sets a precedence for exactly that.
Innovative is a reach. Ask that senior 300 or 320 Captain based in EWR watching people junior to them taking seat that should rightfully be theirs if seniority was honored. The FAA said that the fleets could not be combined as common aircraft. Hence separate fleets, 756 and 76T. If there had been a system wide bid these guys would have been allowed to exercise their seniority to fly the 756 or the 76T and not restricted from them.
The good and bad about seniority is that it should always prevail and neither the company or ALPA should be allowed to trump seniority for any reason.