Originally Posted by
Grumble
Q&A 2 contradicts itself. It says you must move up the hierarchy, but then the explanation says you'd have to lateral to captain in the same equipment. So in your example, a 777 FO bidding down to 756 FO, then bidding 737 CA would meet the metric of moving up the hierarchy, would it not?
Grumble,
No, it does not.
If a SFO 777 FO bids 756 FO that is down. In that case a Section 8-D-2 Bidding Freeze applies. That new 756 FO cannot bid 737 CA for 24 months. The pilot could ONLY bid 756 CA or New Equipment. (Also a lateral refers to staying in the same seat and equipment not moving up seats).
From the UPA:
8-D-2 Bidding Freeze
8-D-2-a When a Pilot is awarded an assignment through vacancy bidding and such award does not move him from a lower-numbered band to a higher-numbered band in accordance with Section 8-D-1-d, he may be ineligible to be awarded any other vacancy for twenty-four (24) months. However, a Pilot shall be eligible to be awarded a vacancy for a “lateral” award (i.e., change in Base only; present Equipment and Status remain the same) without incurring an additional bidding freeze.
8-D-2-b A bidding freeze shall begin the first day a Pilot starts training or, if training is not required, on the date of his Activation, and shall apply to any vacancy bid whose closing date falls within the duration of the freeze.
8-D-2-c A bidding freeze shall not restrict a Pilot from bidding for a
Captain vacancy in his current Equipment type, nor from bidding to a new Base (a Base shall be considered “new” for vacancies with effective dates within six (6) months of the effective date of the first vacancy bulletin for that new Base).
Originally Posted by
Grumble
The start of this discussion is who could bid captain on a NSNB, so I think we all agree that anyone could bid it regardless of freeze since it's a new category, no?
Yes, this is correct. Section 8-D-3 however would apply in this case, and would be worth reading about New Equipment Freezes before taking a NSNB CA bid.
Hope this helps!
V/R
SP