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Originally Posted by RedeyeAV8r (Post 251274)

My guess is they are most likely the some of the initial Instructor "Cadre" that is pay protected!

Red you are correct for at least 2 passover pay cpt I know. They are really 72 mem showing up on widebody scales. I know there was a big push for 72 LCA and Flex to bid.
As for me, I bid just to skew numbers and scare some people away. I will change my bid after the last practice. Nothing better than these slots going unfilled.

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Originally Posted by Lipout1 (Post 251342)

Sounds like one sweet deal for the "Brotherhood"!

Maybe I should bid it on the next practice Bid......or HKG

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Originally Posted by RedeyeAV8r (Post 251333)

I noticed the SFS MEC rep who voted agaisnt it BID it too............:confused:
But it is just a practice Bid. They all might not bid it for real so lets wait and see before you jump all over them.

Not jumping all over anybody (except for pro LOA guys).

Just making light of the practice bid and it's infinite silliness.

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Originally Posted by RedeyeAV8r (Post 251344)

Sounds like one sweet deal for the "Brotherhood"!

Maybe I should bid it on the next practice Bid......or HKG

Scare F/O that should not be able to hold Capt if it was a good deal, but probably will, away from the bid overall.

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Originally Posted by Lipout1 (Post 251359)

Scare F/O that should not be able to hold Capt if it was a good deal, but probably will, away from the bid overall.

Shhhh, you just told everybody! :D

You guys need to either drink more, or get a hobby... Or both.

As for me, I bid just to skew numbers and scare some people away. I will change my bid after the last practice. Nothing better than these slots going unfilled.

Let's hope something will happen and you're not able to change your bid. Next, we'll see you begging the Cheif Pilot to get out of the bid.

Practice bids are retarded. I can't believe there are three of them.

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Originally Posted by MD11Fr8Dog (Post 251326)

I talked to a 727 Capt LCA currently getting widebody passover the other night. He told me that he's been told that the B727 CAP LCAs that go to the B757 in MEM will be passover protected for 2.5 yrs, at which time if they decide to stay on the B757 they will revert to B757 pay. He also said the plan is that LCAs would DH over to Europe and do LCs for 2 wks then DH back. Looks more like SIBA than STV, as we've been told the intent was, if you ask me!

I can't see this being legal under the CBA either, in order for the current 727 CA's to be receiving passover they had to bid and hold a widebody seat. Then they are put at the end of the training cycle, until they or the Company decides it is time for them to leave. In the case of the 757, they have to BID it, so in theory, they would be vacating their current widebody award, have to train on the 757 and then re-bid the widebody on another bid to be put back in passover status. The same thing should apply to any current widebody CA that downbids in my opinion.

I think I will run this up the flag pole at ALPA and see if it has been discussed.

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Originally Posted by 2cylinderdriver (Post 251389)

You have an excellent point. Somehow, those in mgmt and the ones they want to be in the 757 program seem to circumvent the rules somehow. Maybe it is time for DW to step up and challenge.