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Old 05-29-2015 | 08:47 AM
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The issue is the imbalance in pilots who currently live in FLL. With quick upgrades come imbalances that should eventually work themselves out. LAS is our current junior CA base, DFW is probably next, but an overwhelming number of CAs live in FLL, what's happening are CAs are dropping their whole lines and then living off picking up open time in FLL. Since the contract and FLICA allow this, I don't see a problem. THe very senior CAs are complaining because they can't drop and pick up at will, since open time is a first come, first serve deal. This is only a FLL issue, but any change would have to be done system wide. And, it would affect everyone. The senior CAs already have it good, just fly the line you're awarded, pick up open time like the rest of us and quit whining. Have I got the gist of it right? Since I don't live in base, I wasn't able to attend the union meeting where this resolution on open time was introduced, but unless everyone wants to limit their options, this should be voted down. dont forget too the strict enforcement of picking up open time within two days via FLICA was a result of this complaint.