Originally Posted by
DLax85
I think the "Furlough 300 from the beginning" approach is "high risk" and would require major "system form" change (i.e. Bus and MD-11s now flying 727 city pairs)...and move packages to those headed north to replace the displaced ANC FOs.
There are 80 727s currently on property, with approximately 57 scheduled to fly each day. Planned decrease is minus 10 jets down to 70 727s in 2010.
Given the 90 727 SO's receiving POP in the back MUST bid 727 FO on each and every bid to keep their POP, even a "-1" bid in the 727 FO seat would push approx 40 current SOs up to FO...and approximately 40 FOs back to SO.
Yes, it would require a system form change.
I don't think pushing down the 40 FOs will result in ANY SOs moving up to replace them. 63 hr average in the FO seat indicates overmanned. -1 in the FO seat all by itself will not allow an SO to upgrade, even if they get POP. There will be no -1 in the SO seat. We had an excess in the SO seat before to get the geazers back up front. They are now gone and there is no more incentive to do it.