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Old 04-14-2008, 08:22 AM
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Default FDX--How much BLG with "Lean" manning?

With more lean manning, how much do the Bid Packs change? What are the BLGs for 4 and 5 week months when the company is struggling with too few crewmembers?

For extra credit--how many extra lines are we getting in the bid packs now by skirting low BLGs instead of having the more "normal" higher BLGs?
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The 727 bid pack is experimenting with very little carryover in May. I know this allows more lines to be built.

I'm just trying to get an idea how many lines we would actually have in each airplane if we were at "normal" or "lean" manning levels.
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How about 6 hr max c/o domestically? On the Bus that would create a large number of lines. International flying is another story.
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If you add 6 hrs to each of the 160 lines on the 727 (960 hrs) you can take as many as 14 lines off the bid pack in a 4 week month...
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In addition, we need to look at the spread between the high and low line if they want to lower blg.
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The 727 bid pack is experimenting with very little carryover in May. I know this allows more lines to be built.

I'm just trying to get an idea how many lines we would actually have in each airplane if we were at "normal" or "lean" manning levels.

I'm not sure of how many lines it would equate to, but Avg BLGs in the 74-76 hr range for a 4 wk month used to be fairly common, giving RLGs in the 70-71 hr range.
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That is good info to chew on.

And that was before 3.75 to 1!!
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