Originally Posted by
JimLaheyTPS
So for example SFO 737 FO with 203 max but now 391 FO’s doesn’t that Indicate that particular BES is over staffed by nearly 200 pilots? Should only make matters worse with SFO 777/787 also showing a lot of pilots now over the Max. Or am I misunderstanding the point of the Max number when it comes to displacements?
My earlier point was that the Min/Max Chart's applicability is more so for the Vacancy Bid's, has very little relevancy to a Displacement Bid. It only serves as an "accompanying document" to the Surplus Letter (Another excerpt below from the SSC MEC email dated May 2, 2020)
I realize what you're saying, wanting a tangible number as to what's the "Max" for various BES's. As the other's posted above, Paul Carlson is going to trim/cut/re-shape the staffing numbers in Round(s) 2 (or 3,4,?) in the very near future, look no further than the overstaffing as you pointed out within Round 1 results. It was also noted in other thread's on topic that PC (the Company) got "burned" in times past with a large displacement, thus PC being an M.I.T. Grad/Numbers Guy, he's trying to minimize the past "mistakes/cost" this time around.
Going forward, I would keep an eye on the "Crew Resources Report" (under Flying Together--My Work--Crew Resources) when the next D-Bid is published. If you look at the most current Crew Resources Report (dated May 8th), you will be able to see the "Tentative Head Count" Chart for the WB Global BES's used in Round 1. It was touched on earlier/above in the thread, most likely when Carlson sends out Round 2, there "might" be a "Tentative Head Count" Chart published that's more focused on NB number's as well. This may serve as a tool to give you a better idea of what their "Tentative Head Count" target is going forward.
Surplus Letter and MIN-MAX Bulletin
There are two official documents published by the Company for a displacement: the Surplus letter and the MIN-MAX bulletin. The required information for both is detailed in the UPA. The Surplus Letter details the Categories involved, the surplus closing date, the number of pilots being surplused, the list of pilots being surplused and the Junior Man in Operation matrix. The published number of pilots being displaced is the number of active pilots being displaced. Pilots in supervisory positions and pilots on leaves will still be displaced but they don't count towards the number of pilots displaced from the Category.