Originally Posted by
Elvis90
So 132 positions on this AE are "contingent". This seems to be a new technique that I haven't seen before. Has anyone else seen a "contingent" bid before?
I'm assuming that the issue is the training pipeline. I.e., have a DTW-777A bid ATL-777A to "right size" the base. If they don't bid out of DTW, we'll just deadhead them...but we really don't want more training events. Am I reading this right?
It seems training has finally become an issue. If the company truly wanted to "right-size" each base then they'd simply displace as they've done in the past.
Elvis good to have you back.
My opinion only, but I think crew resources uses pilot AE desires, prior to a bid, to model the possibilities of bid management. What I mean is that some guys have a standing bid, and crew resources models using that (IMO bad information).
Stated another way, and this is how I see it shaking out, look at the Dtw 747 and Dtw 777 categories. Neither is deltas sweetheart fleet. If dal wants to close both categories and minimize training, they use standing bid data. If the crews want to trick the system, 747 pilots should all have a standing displacement bid for the 777 Dtw and Dtw 777 pilots should all have a standing displacement preference for Dtw 747.
That scenario would IMO, cause some serious consternation and hand ringing in crew resources.
I hope that was clear.