FDX - Practice Bid Delayed Til Next Week
05-01-2008, 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Overnitefr8
At least that should delay the announcement of the next excess bid.
05-01-2008, 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by BOYCAPTAIN
exactly...like i told the boyz at albie's lunch another excess bid is expected depending on how things are finally bid this round...they want to be fat in the lowering paying seats....confirmed by "o" in rgs today by a bud in the class...purple nuggets might get to be SOs after all!!
05-01-2008, 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by BOYCAPTAIN
exactly...like i told the boyz at albie's lunch another excess bid is expected depending on how things are finally bid this round...they want to be fat in the lowering paying seats....confirmed by "o" in rgs today by a bud in the class...purple nuggets might get to be SOs after all!!
Okay, so why excess from the backseat of the Boeing in the first place?
05-01-2008, 07:18 PM
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Does anyone else feel that this management group has no idea what they are doing. Most regional airlines do a better job with 10% of the staff or cost. Nothing surprises me anymore. Between the union and management this place is a circus.
05-01-2008, 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Unknown Rider
Okay, so why excess from the backseat of the Boeing in the first place?
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05-01-2008, 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by parks31
Does anyone else feel that this management group has no idea what they are doing. Most regional airlines do a better job with 10% of the staff or cost. Nothing surprises me anymore. Between the union and management this place is a circus.
05-01-2008, 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by BOYCAPTAIN
exactly...like i told the boyz at albie's lunch another excess bid is expected depending on how things are finally bid this round...they want to be fat in the lowering paying seats....confirmed by "o" in rgs today by a bud in the class...purple nuggets might get to be SOs after all!!
What you are proposing is a reversal of the original intent of this bid (excess bid). Which, as I understand it, was to put a few extra in the widebody seats over a relatively long period to prevent training cycles down then up again in less than two years. Extra costs for too many in higher paying seats but a plan that would minimize training for the next 2 years.
Not saying you are wrong but my inclination is to say so. It would be odd for this to turn around so fast.
But if the 2 year estimate suddenly became 2.5 or 3 before another MOAB.....
More likely IMHO...your sources are messing with you (us)
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