Originally Posted by
Bluedriver
Totally agree.
Now suppose I'm an FO that wants to bid overnights in my hometown bluecity, but the check airmen bid those, so they were removed from the FO bid! No overnights at home for me.
Or I want to bid Europe trips, but the check airmen like those so they were removed from the bid!
But as you said, other airlines let their FOs bid check airmen trips, it's just the cost of doing business.
This is BS.
You guys need to email the Training committee and get a better understanding of this. Withholding OE trips is perfectly normal. There are much worse things in the AIP to be concerned about.
Take insurance for example. According the bullet points it isn't codified in the agreement. What this means is Jetblue, being Jetblue, will likely add some percentage provision allowing limiting them to how much the deductibles can increase YoY. What won't be in the agreement is what is actually covered. Over the course of this contract cycle your deductible won't change too much but your coverage will continue to decline.
You guys are getting concerned about being bought off your trip when your health benefits are steadily going down the tubes.