Originally Posted by
gettinbumped
I agree. The fences have hurt the LUAL pilot side much more than the LCAL pilot side. When was the last Capt bid on the 400? I don't think I can even remember one. And now you DEFINITELY won't see one anytime soon if the 777-300ER's start arriving within the next 12 months to replace the 400's early. Bummer for us. But it is what it is.
Not really. Yes those exact seats are fenced, but when a LCAL 757 or guppy Captain upgrades to Sparky, that opens a 757 or Guppy Captain for anyone to bid. Same for all those 747 bids. Yes the direct bid sucks, and we should not have fences. I understand why they proposed it though.
The other tradeoff is that Sparky is very junior. Seniority 6,000 on the seniority list would be about 30% in any base on Sparky. Same guy on the 747 is on reserve.