Underwhelming A350???
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Dieselgate was nothing in comparison.
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True, but in many cases the company's hands are tied on that because of how the CBA is worded. Not all retirements are stovepiped by age and sometimes giving the pilot bypass pay that clearly makes sense (due to time remaining) also results in giving several others the bypass pay for years.
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True, but in many cases the company's hands are tied on that because of how the CBA is worded. Not all retirements are stovepiped by age and sometimes giving the pilot bypass pay that clearly makes sense (due to time remaining) also results in giving several others the bypass pay for years.
How does this trigger any bypasses for junior pilots?
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I don't know if one of them broke or what, but they are equipment subbing a 777 to cover the A350 DTW-NRT flight today and tomorrow. I've also seen that happening on the ATL-ICN flight once in a while.
I don't know if it's a MX issue or a shortage of trained A350 pilots.
I don't know if it's a MX issue or a shortage of trained A350 pilots.
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Not seeing how that is required by contract. 22.E.13 talks about bypassing. It says within 2 years of retirement, you may be bypassed if all pilots with earlier normal retirement dates on that AE and same training requirements are bypassed.
How does this trigger any bypasses for junior pilots?
How does this trigger any bypasses for junior pilots?
IMHO that need to change. The company should be able to bypass someone who is within two year (or whatever they decide) of retirement without having to bypass everyone senior to them.
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Not junior pilots....younger pilots. Say they bypass a 64 year old. Then they would have to bypass everyone senior to him, even if that senior pilot is only 54. That’s the biggest reason you see some head scratchers with lack of bypass.
IMHO that need to change. The company should be able to bypass someone who is within two year (or whatever they decide) of retirement without having to bypass everyone senior to them.
IMHO that need to change. The company should be able to bypass someone who is within two year (or whatever they decide) of retirement without having to bypass everyone senior to them.
Look at the last AE: DTW 350A, no. 444 was bypassed, yet no.125 is going to training.
Last edited by Omar 111; 04-22-2018 at 01:52 PM. Reason: Additional clarification
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