Originally Posted by
PastV1
If no one bid the 777 and the company junior manned the entire A/C with the bottom 250 guys on the list we would not be over manned as most of you would have a Stroke right on the spot. You'd cry foul for the next 20 years because some junior guy got junior manned to the left seat of the 777 and stayed there until he retired!
We have no way of NOT flying an A/C, no matter what the pay rate status is. There are comparisons to other airlines but our contract allows the company to fill any primary vacancy by junior manning or hiring off the street... CBA 24.C.3.b
If you want to through spears at guys that bid the 777 at least have a credible argument as to how you would address the situation.
Although what you're saying is true, imagine the reaction of the FAA and our insurance company when the 250 most junior people in the company start flying a new airplane in our system. Before I get jumped, I'm not saying they aren't capable, I'm just saying the FAA wouldn't be happy with guys becoming 777 Capt's who have never been Capt's at all or at least at Fedex. It wouldn't happen, especially with the introduction of a new aiplane into the system. Just a thought.