Originally Posted by
machz990
I flew with a senior Captain recently who expressed concern that junior guys are bidding carry-over reserve lines and then conflicting with another reserve line to allow them to pick up CIC trips which, as most realize, are awarded before Open Time is released or VTO lines are built. Current rules allow this so you can't fault anyone for doing it but the Captain was concerned that very senior trips were getting picked up by very junior guys out of seniority.
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There are several rules that make carryover an attractive option for some. Think about it: Its in the company's interest to get a few more days work at straight pay, so the rules are set up to give the c/o guys a "bonus".
Lines, secondary lines, and CIC are all processed in seniority order. A guy who puts in for a CIC trip does so because his LINE was affected by the conflict. The rules are set up to give a lineholder priority over a guy getting a secondary line or surfing open time.