Posting 13-04
 

Just read the FCIF but no posting on PFC main page. 35 Capt, 35 F/O. Closes 06May.

Premature FCIF?

Don't see the proposed bid pack either, perhaps that will go with the posting on the main PFC page.

It's up now on PFC main page

Surprise FDX Tech can support two bids at once. Great set up for a canceled bid until we work out the glitches scenario.....

There a history of cancelled bids at FedEx?

Depends on what you call a history. Bids 08-03, 09-01 and 09-04 were all canceled.

Bids 08-01 and 08-02 had vacancies and excesses in them at the same time.

So do you believe that the programming logic is unable to manage both vacancies and an excess in a single bid?

Why not just tell us why they won't do them both together?

Funny thing is you can still see them under General, Postings on PFC. Proves they did it, and they can.

So why are they lying to us?

Just Culture?

They have another anti-virus scan they need to run during the am launch. You didn't need computer access, did you?

Do we hire the bottom computer science guys?

Will Training really start in June?
 

With the first 76's arriving in Nov, Dec and Jan. and FCIF saying training 4-8 crews a month. Would they really start training in June? Seems like a lot of sitting around waiting for Nov.

But they can fly 757's while they're waiting.

Yeah, I was wondering about that. How would that work? Would they have to publish a MEM 767 bid pack with only 757 flying in it? Would they do that; pay WB pay for flying they already have pilots to do at NB pay?

Think it would be cheaper to pay em WB rates to fly nothing and buy up their lines?

Yes, they would!

I have no idea how the feds classify the 767 in relation to the 757, but didn't they have a bunch of trouble with things like consolidation and what the feds considered abuse of the green on green new type exemptions for the 757? Perhaps that factors into it.

Sounds like recent history. :mad:

I wonder how 4-8 crews per month relates to the total capacity of 757/767 training. It would seem like that is going to dramatically impact 757 training.

The bid shows equal capt and FO. Usually you have a certain percentage more in left seat than you right seat. Guess they will run 767 Capt seat light as everybody speculated.

Why not? Didn't we just give them a fresh supply of 757 Captains to man the 767?

Just like in the 75 now 195 CA to 193 FO! In reality that is a higher percentage of CA to FO :rolleyes:

Uh, the FAA did that when they made them a common type.

No (I don't think). If I understand correctly, the 757 guys won't be able to fly the initial 767s because of the "round dial" issue.

Just a differences training from what I understand. I think the Feds are happy letting us be "qualed" on any 2 of 3. Glass 75 and either round dial or glass 76.

FDXLAG is correct.

At other "Brand X" airlines.. the pilots of the 757/767 can legally fly a mixture of airplanes. Some "classic" 757's that have round dials and EFIS all the way to the 767-400s with complete glass cockpits that are similar to what FedEx will have with our advanced flight deck.

All that is required is the differences training to learn the particulars of the jets we'll be flying.

The magic of the common type rating.

JP

They would have to go to Seattle for that training though.

That's not how I understood it during the ALPA webcast.
-Glass 757 & glass 767 ... ok
-Glass 767 & round 767 ... ok
-Glass 757 & round 767 ... not ok

I thought that was the whole purpose behind the initial "SBA" bid.

I've been wrong before, though.

I thought it was explained somewhere that you can be checked out in any combination of two but not three.

Yes, that is correct.

SBA Bid will not be required until we have both versions of 76 on property.

SBA Bid will be required when we get the first Classic B-757. We just bought 30 from UAL. Cargo conversion, skip the cockpit upgrade, there ya go.






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The initial B-767s will be "Classic" cockpits, which will require a Special Bid Award (SBA). Only pilots who are current and qualified and without weather restriction can bid SBA.

How many B-767 pilots do we have who are current and qualified and without weather restriction?


B-757 Advanced Cockpit
B-767 Classic Cockpit

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Those pesky facts. :rolleyes:


What to do, what to do ...






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