Originally Posted by
AtlCSIP
Can somebody explain how a displacement works? If a new hire can possibly hold a line on the CRJ out of training in New York, but "one big displacement could fix that", what exactly does that mean? Sorry, first time in the 121 world.
Also, is it possible to review the contract? I would like an opportunity to see what it says before training starts.
Let's say they park some aircraft..and have to realign flying.
For example, if Eagle moved 10 CRJs from ORD to LGA. There would no longer be a need for XX amount of pilots in ORD, they would need to go to LGA instead.
At this point, a displacement bid would be posted, which essentially is a warning to "put in a preference, because there's some shifting going on."
So you're a new hire in LGA...and the 10 CRJs that are moving affect 100 pilots. Those 100 pilots, if senior to you..are going to now have the opportunity to bid anywhere their seniority can hold.
Since they're senior to you, they might choose to follow the aircraft from ORD and take CRJ in LGA, either pushing you down the list, or totally bumping you out of the base, to whatever base your seniority holds. So this might mean you become an ATR FO out of DFW, or a EMB FO in ORD...even though you didn't bid for it...and even though you CAN'T bid for either of those airplanes contractually..you can be bumped to them if you're displaced (which essentially means a more senior pilot took your spot..this can't just happen..it has to be forced)
Since your seniority can no longer hold CRJ LGA because of those 100 guys that are coming over from ORD (or other bases if it's a system wide displacement bid)..you're going to get bumped to whatever you CAN hold.
This is why it's important to have a standing displacement preference bid, so that if this were to happen, you have a bid in for something...
Make sense?..sorta?