Originally Posted by
pinseeker
First, there are less than 650 pilots added that weren't able to bid on the last system bid. There are also vacancies in the 77FM as well as the 75FM seat that you can bid on if you choose.
Second, if you were hired in a WB since the last bid, you are seat locked, unless you could hold a captain seat. Are you saying that you should be able to hold a captain seat in less than 18 months?
So, you are at an airline that hiring has stopped and you are in the bottom 10% of the seniority list. What do you think should happen? What would be happening if you were in the same situation at Delta, United, American?
I have friends at Legacy airlines that are still in initial training and have better seat seniority than I will have at the conclusion of this bid. Been here 2 yrs so far. And no, I couldn't bid on this current bid, so I'm stuck in the seat I was assigned in BI. I'll be going backwards in seniority for the foreseeable future.
There may not be an exodus from the top, but I think the one from the bottom is starting to happen. With the big changes coming to our system form, our porous scope, shrinking airline, and enhanced efficiencies which reduce QOL and commutability the reasons to be here are rapidly diminishing.
I wasn't asking for an 18 mo upgrade, but I'd certainly like the option to upgrade sooner than the 10+ yrs it currently looks to be.