Originally Posted by
Hawaii808
it was explained pretty well during indoc. I would absolutely expect similar language in the JCBA. It’s pretty standard fare for multi fleet airlines.
Originally Posted by
PineappleXpres
exactly. Otherwise one week into systems and you’d be pulled out to go fly a different airframe. Makes No sense. We’re an airline, not a flight school.
We actually have no seat lock for new hires, and it was a big PITA for the company while the bus was around. But you have to recall that AS has been a multi-fleet airline in the past, I know guys who flew MD's and 727's. Not sure why they didn't have the lock at all.
So I would expect some sort of seat lock, but probably something that is not effectively three years. In the short term, that would actually be a recruiting challenge for a company that has an incentive to hire pilots from specific niche locations.