Originally Posted by
crewdawg
Just flipped through some narrow body bid packets/wides...wow! Base on that and the noticeable lack of premium vacation weeks available, I expect to see WB FO go senior and NB A go junior. I know that for whatever reason, we'll always have those that just have to get back in the left seat ASAP. But we'll probably see a new type of junior NB A that simply say screw it, my schedule is already crappy, might as well make the pay.
Even as a fairly junior WB FO, there is no way you could get me to bid NB A right now. When even the top 1/3rd are getting coverage and barely able to get a premium vacation, it just isn't worth the little bump in pay I'd see. Our domestic rotation construction and work rules need a massive overhaul.
I feel like as my seniority has finally started to move up at a decent clip (ATL 73N B) my trips and overall schedule have at the same time gone downhill. I'm sure I'm not the only one. If I could hold it I'd definitely go over to NB A (in base) and sit res. Because like you said...screw it, if my schedule sucks either way, I'll take the extra pay.