June vacancy
12-20-2018 | 04:06 PM
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12-20-2018 | 05:46 PM
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12-21-2018 | 01:33 AM
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Interesting. What makes you say that? On the June bid last year that was similar in size g2 ca dropped 400 numbers.
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12-21-2018 | 02:24 AM
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Just a guess based on his predictions. One that may very well be right. Many also jumping before the MD80 parking which with the exception of a few new hires is still relatively senior and those pilots being an unknown what they’ll bid to next.
12-21-2018 | 05:01 AM
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Wild guess. Senior pilots held off to bid it for the holidays and to secure their vacation for next year. Doing such knowing movement would still be happening and no need to rush into those positions. Now they will have a premium vacation slot next year, more pilots below them in their new status, and a better schedule then they previously would have with junior pilots who took it the year prior.
Just a guess based on his predictions. One that may very well be right. Many also jumping before the MD80 parking which with the exception of a few new hires is still relatively senior and those pilots being an unknown what they’ll bid to next.
Just a guess based on his predictions. One that may very well be right. Many also jumping before the MD80 parking which with the exception of a few new hires is still relatively senior and those pilots being an unknown what they’ll bid to next.
If people wanted to wait for holidays and vacation they could have bid off on the March bid. We bid for vacation in January and you bid for the seat you’re currently occupying. Or at least that’s what i thought.
Why would you jump off an airplane 2 months before it’s going to be parked? No seat lock if you get displaced. That doesn’t make any sense.
Plus, look at last June bid. Group 2 captain dropped 400.
12-21-2018 | 06:24 AM
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I think group 4 FO will continue to drop. I'm about 500 away from it. Of those 500, 56 based in LAX/PHX and are very unlikely to take a cross country commute to sit short call. 25 are DFW767 and most of them at this seniority are seat locked. 28 are DFW S-80 and would probably be withheld until the 80 is parked. 24 are on the 767 in PHL/LGA, many are seat locked. 11 are 190 CA's and would be withheld for a year. That's 144 that are very unlikely to bid LGA-777. Another 80 are in DFW on the 737/320 and not likely to take a bad commute to SC considering DFW 777 has been going almost as junior.
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