Originally Posted by
hockeypilot44
I lost out on 2 trips today via IA that started with deadheads to my base. I immediately tried to get ahold of scheduling once calls came in. I never did talk to any schedulers for either one. Sat on hold for over 30 minutes both times before the trips were covered. One was covered by a pilot 8000 numbers junior to me and other one 4000 numbers junior. Meanwhile I’m too junior to get free 23.M.7 money.
I AM LOSING OUT ON TENS OF THOUSANDS. Majority of our pilots are. IT IS COMPLETE BULL**** and middle managers should be fired over this fiasco.
I also can’t get a GS because the GS list never progresses since most trips covered by IA. I lose out everyway possible. At least a 2023 hire is getting premium trips that should have gone to me.
This is the source of the problem. I can empathize with the anger. I had a GS (which is a unicorn now) removed to send it out as a 23M7. That's just how it is now. It will stay this way because that anger will serve to divide the pilot group and pressure the MEC into a misstep in section 6. We need to be patient as frustrating as that will be.