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Originally Posted by 9mikemike (Post 3480480)

That is exactly how our seniority based line bidding works. Seniority 1 in base. Bid 1 line. Seniority last. Bid all lines. SEA is the only base of size.

Actually, #1 is the second easiest to bid for, as you say only bid one line. But still have to sort through at least a few before he decides.

But the plug doesn't have to bother bidding at all!

Sort of a joke, the plug should bid in case somebody else forgets to, usually a couple three will do that in any given month in a big base.

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Originally Posted by 9mikemike (Post 3480480)

We are passed the retirement surge here so movement will stabilize and seniority will stabilize.

This is a post of mine from this time last year, so the info may be a little dated... I don't feel like going through and counting new numbers, and I'm not sure how many have retired early. However, I just wanted to show that we are still ramping up retirements through 2029. We certainly haven't had any kind of surge, except perhaps covid early outs. Unfortunately with 3300 pilots on the list, having lets say 47 retire in 2023 is only 1.4% of the seniority list. Growth here is in seat count and EMB-175 aircraft, so keep that in mind when deciding to come here too.

Here is an updated list of our retirements for the next 10 years. This was taken from the Feb 2021 seniority list
2021 - 11
2022 - 38
2023 - 47
2024 - 56
2025 - 79
2026 - 72
2027 - 97
2028 - 79
2029 - 106
2030 - 79
2031 - 91

So a quarter of the list. I think last time I did the math for the other big 3 the next 10 was 45-55% of their lists. Downside is our pilot group is on the younger side. So once this 25-30% retires it’ll be very slow movement. We aren’t gonna grow much if at all. Probably the other direction.

What is the junior base right now? Is Seattle possible as a new hire for someone with a class date in November?

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Originally Posted by fightingforpar (Post 3489743)

What is the junior base right now? Is Seattle possible as a new hire for someone with a class date in November?

Yes, I believe Seattle is always an option for new hires.

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Originally Posted by ImperialxRat (Post 3490340)

Yes, I believe Seattle is always an option for new hires.

I wouldn't say "always". If they happen to be hiring to fill a bus class, or a mixed class and you don't end up senior enough you may end up in California until the next bid.

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Originally Posted by rmcbear08 (Post 3476860)

Reserve doesn’t bid any differently than line holders. The company will publish “open flying” lines (uncovered lines after line bidding finishes) and the reserve lines at the same time. Look for the reserve line that suits your time slot/days off and then bid accordingly.

You are able to swap reserve days around to create a block of more days off, depending on reserve coverage. It’s been a little while since I’ve been on reserve, but I usually had limited success with swapping my days. Not sure how it is currently.

Not sure what you meant with your other question? Flexible in what way?

The latest reserve schedules, in SEA, show 55 choices of reserve lines, 11 of those being long call lines. Each one has different days off/on combinations with the most of each being 5 days in a row. Each one also has a period of only 2 days off in a row.

Hope this information helps. Welcome aboard!

How long is taking new hire pilots on average to hold a line at AS in SEA?

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by renatodep (Post 3491817)

How long is taking new hire pilots on average to hold a line at AS in SEA?

Thanks!

Looks like the Junior 737 Lineholder was a January 2018 hire. There are also Open flying lines which are made up of leftover pairings, Most junior pilot awarded an Open flying line was a Feb 2022 hire.

Dec 21 for the junior line holder

Anyone recently go through training recently and willing to discuss how it went?

Does Alaska send you material prior to showing up to class?

How many sims do you get?

Any tips to make the process easier?