Originally Posted by
MaxKts
Guys/Gals, the thing to remember is this was only a "practice bid"! The company does not usually worry about what is right or legal on the practice bids, they show who has bid what and where you might end up if it was a real bid. None of this is reality. The only thing that counts is the final bid. So let's not get wrapped up in excessing the excesses yet.
Unfortunately, I easily get wrapped up sometimes!
Especially after this LOA deal.
And, it is only a practice bid. Will have to wait till the final to go postal. Just kidding!
In reference to my earlier post on how they can add pilots to HKG without a posting for them...Section 24E4a states...
"The Company may cancel an award/assignment of a crew position in reverse seniority order provided it does so at least 30 days prior to the pilot's scheduled training date. A pilot whose award/assignment is canceled may either remain in his current crew position, or exercise his seniority for an award or a vacancy posting that occurred between the date his crew position was awarded and the date it was canceled."
So, I suppose that those who were awarded 57CF who had 30CH as their second choice when the bid was awarded may exercise their option to go to HKG. That is, if they want to exercise that option. I wouldnt think that they have to.
If any of those folks were Airbus F/O's prior to the bid, the Company could send them to HKG as F/O's and pay them passover until they are activated in the left seat. That would help the Company man the right seat in HKG.