Originally Posted by
JimLaheyTPS
Thank you! I never paid much attention to previous displacement bids. Wish I did now.
Just to clarify, they displace 300 756 FO’s and displaces 80 777 FO’s at the same time. If all 300 756 FO’s are senior to the new plug on the 777 spot can they all be awarded that BES? This would then result in the 777 being even more overstaffed needing another displacement right?
Jim,
Yes, that is correct; any pilot being displaced can bid any BES if they are senior to the junior pilot in that displacement. Will this cause unwanted imbalances? Very likely Yes.
What next? They will then issue another displacement bid right away to deal with that imbalance before they send anyone to WB training. Repeat that process as many times as required to have pilots where they want them on paper. They will start training the needed NB F/O's that are not slated for furloughs as soon as they can...Kind of like hammering a nail with multiple blows instead of one.
I am not sure UAL will furlough any pilots this year, but the chances of it happening at this point seem likely.
SP