Originally Posted by
L'il J.Seinfeld
I think we all knew there would be a displacement bid by the end of February. Specifically, it will be a 747 displacement bid, which includes some over 60 but under 63 FE's that presumably want to be capts again. The question is what happens with the pilot eligible FEs from the DC-8? Also, how many, if any, junior capts will lose their seats?
Am I not understanding what's going on?
Lil' J,
The way I understand the situation is this (and I have been known to be wrong before - just ask my wife
):
1. Correct on the 747 displacement. Those FE's, if eligible to get back upfront, can displace back upfront to whatever their seniority can hold.
2. As for the -8, since there will be a realignment portion of this bid, the eligible FE's could bid for those vacancies, as well as secondary awards. Unless UPS actually displaces FE's from the -8 as well as the 747, these are the only places that they could get to.