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10-01-2016 | 02:46 PM
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I think it's an equipment lock in for switching bases, not a base lock in. But I'm not sure. I'm sure Sliceback can explain it. I couldn't find it in 831, rather in the "pilot vacancy bidding" guide under contract support guides.
10-01-2016 | 03:07 PM
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Wait so does this mean if we switched bases for the last LUS bid effective Jan 2017, all the other bases are unavailable until next year?
Or you can't bid another aircraft for 12 more months?
If so that would suck. I just switched bases for the first time in the Jan bid and planned to bid another type.
Edit just checked mobileFOS under 3* and it doesn't show a lockin exp date. Also there is a note that it's only triggered after SFP.
But, looks like if you switch bases you are locked into that equipment for 12 months.
Or you can't bid another aircraft for 12 more months?
If so that would suck. I just switched bases for the first time in the Jan bid and planned to bid another type.
Edit just checked mobileFOS under 3* and it doesn't show a lockin exp date. Also there is a note that it's only triggered after SFP.
But, looks like if you switch bases you are locked into that equipment for 12 months.
Last edited by Name User; 10-01-2016 at 03:28 PM.
10-01-2016 | 04:57 PM
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from slice:
If you bid 'new equipment in a base' (eg 330 MIA? 777 PHL?, 737 PHX/CLT??) you incur a 12 month base lockin even if you don't trigger training.
'New equipment in a base' allows you to break any existing lockin IF your current lockin existed before the 'new equipment' was announced.
Eg, bid 767 in May 2016. Company announces 737 CLT for FEB 2017 this month. You can break the 767 lockin but you'll incur a 24 month equipment lockin and a 12 month base lockin. I'm not sure if you could then MBE out of CLT. In Jan 2017 the company announces 330 MIA for May. You can break the 737 lockin under the 'new equipment in a base' and transfer to the 330 in MIA.
And in Sept 2017 they announce 777 in PHL. Off you go again. And in Dec 2017 they announce 787 in JFK. You can bid that also.
If you bid 'new equipment in a base' (eg 330 MIA? 777 PHL?, 737 PHX/CLT??) you incur a 12 month base lockin even if you don't trigger training.
'New equipment in a base' allows you to break any existing lockin IF your current lockin existed before the 'new equipment' was announced.
Eg, bid 767 in May 2016. Company announces 737 CLT for FEB 2017 this month. You can break the 767 lockin but you'll incur a 24 month equipment lockin and a 12 month base lockin. I'm not sure if you could then MBE out of CLT. In Jan 2017 the company announces 330 MIA for May. You can break the 737 lockin under the 'new equipment in a base' and transfer to the 330 in MIA.
And in Sept 2017 they announce 777 in PHL. Off you go again. And in Dec 2017 they announce 787 in JFK. You can bid that also.
10-01-2016 | 05:15 PM
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I dunno, this is so confusing.
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