Special Temporary Vacancies (STVs)[One of the concerns on this LOA we have heard from our members surrounds the ability of FedEx to inversely assign STV positions. While we acknowledge that it could happen, we do not think this will occur. The benefits of the STV are such that bid awards will likely go senior. While some of us may be unable or unwilling to accept an FDA assignment, others may desire the opportunity to take their spouse or entire families to either location, with roundtrip travel from their home to the foreign base paid by FedEx. We suspect there is a greater chance that junior pilots will not be able to hold the STVs than they will be inversed into them.]
This quote from LEC 22. Guys, there many be many things not to like about this LOA but for all those spun up over STV, I agree 100% with this assessment. If tomorrow, the Co said they needed 30 A-300 crews in HKG and CDG for 3 months, live in a hotel, int'l per diem, int'l override, round trip for family.......etc....it would go VERY senior. In fact, if there was a STV, many would vol back to back for months on end. The chance of some juniority guy getting tagged is way remote. So...vote against it for some other reason...this is a pig in a poke.