Originally Posted by
Cycle Pilot
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.
There are two issues here, and I suggest you review your policy manual.
MKE DO NOT have priority over other domiciles getting into LAX. It is a new base and its opening, for the purposes of this discussion, is completely unrelated to the reductions in MKE. LAX will be staffed by the most senior people in each seat who want to bid for it. MKE pilots WILL have the ability to bump pilots who are in the same seat and junior to them out of other bases.
Now as far as training goes, you are correct, there will be no classes, and as a result senior EMB guys will not be able to bid LAX.