Originally Posted by TRZ06 (Post 2151781)

Hello. I guess I could listen to the Hotline but to spare me, what does all hands vacancy bid mean? 32 years here and still can't read between the lines.
BTW, had a FO who just got back from the schoolhouse say the "latest"
plan was to create a large (?) 767 base in PHL and move A330's to MIA. Doesn't sound implausible but still encompasses moving plenty of pilots and airplanes around. It would have to be after the SLI, I presume, and the displacements would be crazy. IMO it does make some sense that the higher capacity 330s would be sent south freeing up 777s for the pacific while the 757/767 could take-up the slack with lighter loads and shorter ranges the over the atlantic.

Now with BREXIT anything is possible, but I thought Id pass it on FWIW. Also, at least on the JFK 777 routes, loads have been fairly light to Europe and back. (guessing 2/3 full on average) With June almost gone I would have thought summer travel would be in full swing. I hope its not a sign of the times.

Originally Posted by TRZ06 (Post 2151781)

Hello. I guess I could listen to the Hotline but to spare me, what does all hands vacancy bid mean? 32 years here and still can't read between the lines.
BTW, had a FO who just got back from the schoolhouse say the "latest"
plan was to create a large (?) 767 base in PHL and move A330's to MIA. Doesn't sound implausible but still encompasses moving plenty of pilots and airplanes around. It would have to be after the SLI, I presume, and the displacements would be crazy. IMO it does make some sense that the higher capacity 330s would be sent south freeing up 777s for the pacific while the 757/767 could take-up the slack with lighter loads and shorter ranges the over the atlantic.

Now with BREXIT anything is possible, but I thought Id pass it on FWIW. Also, at least on the JFK 777 routes, loads have been fairly light to Europe and back. (guessing 2/3 full on average) With June almost gone I would have thought summer travel would be in full swing. I hope its not a sign of the times.

Originally Posted by Hueypilot (Post 2147639)

Here's hoping for a DFW/320 award sometime soon. But if I must commute I'm wondering...stay in DCA, or bid to MIA or LAX? Seems people with my DOH have as good or better seniority at those locations.

Originally Posted by TheRaven (Post 2152091)

"All hands vacancy bid"? Wouldn't that cost Hundreds of Millions of dollars for training and take years to train everyone? Do you think that's realistic?

Originally Posted by iPilot6 (Post 2152082)

I just hope ORD remains fairly junior!

Originally Posted by B727CARIB (Post 2152092)

Wow. I didn't know the SLI was published. Can you tell us where to find it?

Originally Posted by Sliceback (Post 2147721)

How many times does LAX go into holding or a divert operation? Or a ramp closed operation? Basically never. MIA? All the time.

The downside is West Coast flying, in an industry that has the majority of it's flying of the East Coast, has bigger issues with the body clock.

Years ago a new guy was saying "guys are always complaining about the LAX flying but I've looked and they don't look that bad." I said "look at that flying and put it in body clock time." "Oh...." East Coast AM departures are ugly for West Coast guys.