Thread: Excess Bid?
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Old 01-24-2009 | 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Gunter
Some SO's are going to training soon to 757 and 727 FO.

In ignoring my darkest outcome, -300, there would still be room for a smaller furlough without much change to the 727 flying schedule. The biggest problem is it would result in too many 727 CAs.

So the "smaller" option of an excess, as I see it -

20-40 ANC FOs
20-40 727 CAs
20-40 Airbus FOs
-1 757 FO
-1 up to 40 727 FOs (I think the SO POP issue is tertiary)

Result - About 60-100 more 727 SOs
I agree their current goal may be your last sentence, but since we're now going to make some initial guesses for each seat, I'll go with:

- 20-40 Airbus Capts and FOs (I really haven't studied this part at all)
-1 777 Capt and FO (..though only the FO portion will be effective)
-1 727 FO
-1 727 SO (not really sure this is needed for my logic)
Zero ANC
Zero 757
-+20 A300 HKG FO Vacancy

Net effects:
- 40 swap seats in 727 FO and SO
- some bump and flush in 777
- some increase in ANC (but not much as guys take 777 or 757 in Mem over moving/commuting to ANC)
-increase in 757 Capt and FO
-...and a few more folks bid HKG FO

Then run the #s on training costs, move packages, etc.

If they don't like the #s, cancel the whole bid (except the HKG vacancies of course) and start all over again.

I don't think they are in panic mode ---- they are going to forge ahead deliberately and incrementally.

Last edited by DLax85; 01-24-2009 at 01:19 PM. Reason: clarity
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