Next AE: March-April 2019
#1151
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2015
Posts: 1,642
All AE out of the top half.
ATL73NA 8100
NYC7ERA 8000
#1153
#1154
Denny
#1155
I think the 350, 777, and 330 A openings will move more than enough folks off the overstaffed 7ERA positions
2 more days til the AE results countdown begins. IMO this will be the most anticipated outcome in Delta history. The pilot group will reach fever pitch by the 27th
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2 more days til the AE results countdown begins. IMO this will be the most anticipated outcome in Delta history. The pilot group will reach fever pitch by the 27th
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#1156
Maybe it’s just me, but this bid seems to be more about rearranging where guys are based vs. a huge overall bid. The lack of backfill in so many categories and the fact that many WB A positions are contingent on people moving out from somewhere else is a bit of a buzzkill. IMO, the May 2017 bid was a better overall bid.
#1157
Maybe it’s just me, but this bid seems to be more about rearranging where guys are based vs. a huge overall bid. The lack of backfill in so many categories and the fact that many WB A positions are contingent on people moving out from somewhere else is a bit of a buzzkill. IMO, the May 2017 bid was a better overall bid.
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#1158
Line Holder
Joined APC: May 2014
Posts: 93
Ed,
Along with plenty of good advice from guys above I will add this.
Another thing to look at is previous month bid awards since in some categories senior guys may bid reserve allowing more junior folks to get a line. It does vary a lot from summer to winter so check the bid awards for at least July and maybe February and you will get a fairly good idea of how senior you need to be to avoid reserve.
Finally depending on how bad you want to avoid reserve when you come up with a number, say for example your bid award research yields that at roughly 78.43 seniority you can avoid reserve, pad it by a few points.
For example - avoid reserve at all costs put in 70%
avoid reserve most months put in 75%
I think but not am not sure that selecting Regular just defaults to a certain percentage bid so it is just choosing a predetermined percentage for you that historically avoids reserve. You can probably get better results with a little bid award research.
Good Luck. I would love to bid on this AE but I have too many commitments in the next 365 days. # 365 day conversions suck!
Scoop
Along with plenty of good advice from guys above I will add this.
Another thing to look at is previous month bid awards since in some categories senior guys may bid reserve allowing more junior folks to get a line. It does vary a lot from summer to winter so check the bid awards for at least July and maybe February and you will get a fairly good idea of how senior you need to be to avoid reserve.
Finally depending on how bad you want to avoid reserve when you come up with a number, say for example your bid award research yields that at roughly 78.43 seniority you can avoid reserve, pad it by a few points.
For example - avoid reserve at all costs put in 70%
avoid reserve most months put in 75%
I think but not am not sure that selecting Regular just defaults to a certain percentage bid so it is just choosing a predetermined percentage for you that historically avoids reserve. You can probably get better results with a little bid award research.
Good Luck. I would love to bid on this AE but I have too many commitments in the next 365 days. # 365 day conversions suck!
Scoop
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