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?
DC8 FE's can bid with everyone else in the Realignment Vacancy Bid that precedes a Displacement Bid, but cannot displace anyone. They can only be awarded a vacancy.
If a Realignment Vacancy Bid specifies, for instance, 10 classic crews to be realigned (10 each CA, FO, FE), that number of classic crews will either leave voluntarily by bidding for the available vacancies, or will be displaced from the seat in a subsequent displacement. The steps are covered beginning on page 323 of contract.
How many lose their seats depends upon how many vacancies are in the Realignment Vacancy Bid, where they are, and how many of them are awarded to classic guys. When it gets to the Displacement Bid, a lot can happen, and depends upon where those "primary" displacees choose to go, where the "secondary" displacees that are bumped go, and so forth. Some may choose to stay in their plane but downgrade, some may decide to move to a more junior plane in the same seat, some may choose not to go to ANC and downgrade, and those on the very bottom will not have any choice. It will be very interesting.