Originally Posted by
opas76
Correct me if I’m wrong, but don’t we need 2 consecutive months below SAM before entering 4a2b? We’re still above SAM for January 2024.
Good point. Just looked it up. Let's hope February stays the same.
Sort of related but the company put itself in a square corner with how it manned the 777. It's really the only aircraft in the fleet that isn't overmanned. So they really don't want to go into 4a2b or c, and definitely don't want to furlough because they can't afford to lose the manning in the 777. So their current solution is a realignment bid this Spring, with very heavy training to get more senior people onto the airplane. That will give them more flexibility to reduce flying across the board. From there, it seems like the whole SAM concept is very easily manipulated by the company to do whatever they want. The scheduling committee put out a good email on it last July. Not sure if this link will work.
SAM discussion.