Again, I'm just trying to interpret the Kentuckianderthal Cave Paintings, but it seems to me that as the Great Flush works its way through the stack the system junior guy, who is now a -400FO will be immediately bumped by the first senior guy to bump into ANC when he/she can no longer hold the lower 48. Now the sysem junior #2906 is an FE again, and the bump and funnel continues on it's current track, with the few exceptions for personal quality of life that will skew the numbers a few one way or the other... Capt->FO SDF (300, MD, Z, 757) -> MIA or ONT -> ANC (744, MD) -> -8FE as we all run out of musical chairs.
This is how the last bid shook out, and I see no reason to think this time won't be the same, despite the fact that everyone is now off probation. The only aberration last time was that guys/gals on probation were sent to the panel OUT OF SENIORITY in favor of not retraining junior probationary FO's in ANC. With the continued Fall of Man, the list will now be sedimentary for the most part with -8FE at the bottom, exclusive a few anomalies for commuter quality of life. The question of most junior system wide will be the vacancies left in the FE seat from the realignment that will be back-filled by displacees, most junior included. Only the front 2 seats in the -8 will not be backfilled per the displacement.
From the contract:
2. If he is the most junior First Officer, then he will bid either A. or
B. If the crewmember bids option A, but is unable to hold any position outlined by option A, the steps in option B shall be
used for this crewmember.
a. System-wide to displace a more junior Captain or First Officer
(1) Displaces most junior Captain or First Officer system-wide on current equipment (2) Displaces most junior Captain or First Officer system-wide
b. Within present domicile
(1) Displaces most junior Captain or Second Officer/PFE in his current equipment in present domicile
(2) Displaces most junior Captain or Second Officer/PFE in present domicile
*(2a)Displaces most junior First Officer system-wide*
*(3) Displaces most junior crewmember system-wide*
(4) Furloughed
May the Force be with us all...
Just my 2-cents, and a pure guestimation of the damage...
Captch11