Originally Posted by
NWA320pilot
This isn't really second hand. The pilot in question is a friend of mine and relayed what I have stated personally to me. Now I wasn't the one that was actually called by the CP but I do believe what I was told. Even if there was a training issue I don't see why it would have any bearing on things.
As for the question of staying on the ER and getting paid the 744 rate this was not mentioned. I doubt she will MD off again unless we have a big draw down, as she should bid about 60 from the bottom.
Also all I asked was whether anyone had heard of this before, not a slam but rather a question.
I'm going to hope ACL is connecting the dots on this one. NYC 744, splitting 744 between NYC and DTW (which I think is odd considering MSP sees a good number of 744s without a base).
So, being a slow news week, say I'm they. I call your friend, "hey, do you want 744 or do you want DTW WB? You can go back to the 744, but you won't keep it unless you go to NYC, which then means you'll go from the 744 to ER training cycle to 744 short course to ER short course. You can skip that less short course if you're okay with NYC, or skip the 744 short course if you're not okay with NYC."
NOT SAYING THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED. But that in a world where the contract didn't exist but yet you weren't railroaded without it, I could see that logic.
But its a contract and its not the pilots fault or necessarily crew plannings fault this happened. Pilot is doing what they want and taking what crew planning offered which was what crew planning was given to offer. Stuff happens.