Originally Posted by
horrido27
Seems this is a 756/76T issue (primarily) so it will be interesting to see what the union does next. But didn't really see how this was a "win" for us. A win will be when (if) the FO on the trip who gets bummed out of his seat for IOE either stays home with pay OR ends up as IRO2 and double pay.
Hate to type this, but not holding my breathe for either outcomes. Hope I'm wrong..
Motch
PS> How many 756 newhires are going to be doing IOE each month? If it's at least 10 (conservative number), that's only a small % of 764 trips.. but it's still a chunk.
It's a wide body issue for sure. The 756/76T, 777, 787, 747 all are affected.
It's a big big deal.
We will be continuing to do IOE for the next 5 years on these fleets as well as line checks. Line checks on a 4 man airplane are also causing problems. The check airman forces you into coach in many occasions when your real seat is in the cockpit.