Originally Posted by
tinygiant
I don't ask for the unpossible. Up until last month, my last bid group before reserve groups was waive everything, award work. Still no dice. Got lucky with a line in Dec, but still below the g-line for Jan. So you are correct... I have (almost) 2 years seniority at EWR 737 and can't guarantee a line. I expect with this vacancy bid, that might change in Feb or Mar. With all the recent hiring, I hope this won't be a trend item for new hires.
I understand some choose to be on reserve, but don't mark us all as incompetent bidders if hiring numbers and PBS simply doesn't allow it. I'm happy for the young guys at SFO that can hold lines. If i didn't live on the east coast, I'd probably be commuting to SFO for the seniority.
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Tinygiant,
Your wording suggests you might also be submitting reserve bid groups in addition to your line bid requests. Be very careful as that will usually get you a reserve award.
There’s a recurring “don’t be a line donor” warning in the monthly PBS wrapup I get from ALPA that addresses this.