Originally Posted by
PilotWombat
Which brings up a question I've been wondering about. Why are people holding out for the 330 over the 350? They're both comfortable, well paying aircraft. Both have a tremendous number of orders on the way. Historically the 350 has been senior to the 330, but that's swapped after the last couple AEs. The 330 has more bases, and at the moment, more destinations. Is that enough to justify the change of bidding behavior? Or is there something else going on?
Having been on the 330, I'm not sure I'd go to the 350 unless we were reasonably sure they'd continue to have plenty of flying to Europe. I simply don't enjoy the Asia flying (nor do I really care for the layovers), because 15 hours is just too dang long in the tube at one time. Plus the day after an Asia trip, I was wrecked wrt sleep/fatigue. The day after a Europe trip, I had no problems at all. Some guys were the exact opposite, so who knows.
Originally Posted by
FangsF15
But again, a ton of UNA were still seat locked, so unable to put in a bid. Also, at least for the 350, there were no vacancies posted, so few folks put in a bid for it. (A good example of why you should always bid for what you want, not limited to what’s posted.)
This can't be overstated. I'm surprised when guys are shocked/outraged because "there weren't any (insert category here)" in the bid, but some were awarded." What's listed in the AE announcement has no bearing on what I put in my bid. I throw in what I want (with % qualifiers) and let it ride.
Originally Posted by
JamesBond
At least it will be easy to bid.
As long as they know that the being to junior to hold reserve can sometimes be a thing on the WB. Had it happen once and was so confused lol. Always good to make sure you have a line bid in just in case.