Originally Posted by
Xray678
Not really. If they displace 200 captains and 240 FOs, then add the same number of vacancies in the ER category, it would be pretty much status quo. Unlike the situation in SLC, the 7ER in ATL is not a new category. So all the guys/gals getting displaced from the 767 would have priority for any openings in the 7ER category.
Now, if they close the 767 category without an equal number of positions in the 7ER category, there could be some pain, depending on the difference between pilots being displaced and vacancies in the ER.
But all indications are it will be like the current SLC bid. The number of vacancies in the 7ER will equal the number of surpluses in the 767.
They have slowly been pulling positions from the 767 category and moving them to the ER category in ATL. That helps because it's not one big whack like the CVG and SLC conversions. I see them continuing this until they have it all converted because they already have the ER category there so there is no need to move it all at once.
Either way if a vacancy is created seniority gets the position. The only difference between a "new category" and a vacancy is guys with freezes can bid into the new category but not into a vacancy until the freeze is up. The only advantage of an MD is you can get into a category that has no vacancies if someone is already there junior to you along with no freeze and moving costs. When they create 20 surpluses on in the 767 category and 20 vacancies in the ER category those 20 guys getting displaced don't have any priority over people senior to them who can AE into those positions.