Originally Posted by
gsphuntr
That would be the day. The company is screwing some senior bro folks however. Typically with a new base opening the company runs a new class - they are not with LAX as it seems. There are a lot of p'd off senior folks in San Diego and Palm Springs on the EMB who have been waiting for this day for a LONG LONG time and are going to be bypassed for transfers already in the seat. No Union, No protection.
Senior or not, those pilots who are being displaced out of their base should get priority for base selection. It's not a union thing. Union carriers have similar displacement provisions in their contracts. I think the way the system is set right now is totally fair. I've been displaced out of a base and it sucks. The senior folks in PSP already have an RJ/EMB base. Why would they be yearning for an LAX base? The SAN guys will have bumping rights when that base gets closed, because of EMB reductions.
In the past the company has run a class, because there has been growth and pilots were needed to fill spots. This is not the case in this situation. Training is expensive and the company's not just going to run a class because some senior people finally decide they want to transition.