Originally Posted by
flyguyniner11
does anyone at other airlines whine and moan that much about not getting the base they want, the company cant know when a base will open up for sure, thats the way seniority and base changes work, i'm sure there are some fo's there that'll upgrade soon and move out, but when u upgrade pvd will prob be really hard cause its pretty senior although i know some of em are going to the Q
Actually, it IS different at other airlines. For example, at my last company (Eagle), every month there was a "bid vacancy announcement", and you bid for what you wanted. It the bid came out about the 15th EVERY month, and it closed at the end of the month. Awards posted a few days later. So yes, an airline CAN know when a base will open, plan for the near future, etc. But this assumes that management actually PLANS, fulfills its obligations, and communicated with its pilots.
Colgan is Colgan. Don't assume it is the same everywhere else. It isn't.