Nov/dec ae
#1211
Basically, in ATL for new hires:
320: Best cockpit, average flying, worst seniority/time to hold ATL
737: Worst cockpit, best flying, average seniority
717: Average cockpit, worst flying, best seniority
Also, in general the 737 and 320 trips are getting worse as the 88 regional style flying gets transferred more and more to those fleets.
Pick your poison!
320: Best cockpit, average flying, worst seniority/time to hold ATL
737: Worst cockpit, best flying, average seniority
717: Average cockpit, worst flying, best seniority
Also, in general the 737 and 320 trips are getting worse as the 88 regional style flying gets transferred more and more to those fleets.
Pick your poison!
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#1212
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When all of us Maddog pukes finally leave, many by displacement within the year (supposedly), it might be a bit of bloodbath for the FO side of things in ATL. The specter of that event means a good idea today for a new hire could be a less good idea in a year when many of us are going to a new home in ATL. My point is to take the path now that will get you to ATL quickest (if that’s your first goal). But in the end, you may not be able to avoid more training events due to the waterfall effect of displacements even if you initially bid something other than the Maddog.
#1213
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#1214
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The company was trying to increase staffing in NYC and a lot of NYC pilots were trying to bid out, if they elected to not fill those openings to keep more pilots in NYC then those positions are not available for new hires as they were effectively canceled to potentially appear on another AE later.
#1215
The company was trying to increase staffing in NYC and a lot of NYC pilots were trying to bid out, if they elected to not fill those openings to keep more pilots in NYC then those positions are not available for new hires as they were effectively canceled to potentially appear on another AE later.
#1216
If you want ATL, bid ATL. If you get bounced in 6 months you will have the seniority to hold something in ATL but maybe not your first A/C choice. If there's no ATL available bid the most junior ATL aircraft (717) in another base so you can transfer in without training.
#1217
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While it is semantics, there were no unbid ATL320B slots in this AE. The Company elected to only fill 43 of 59 total vacancies (39 published plus 20 contingent vacancies). As a result, there are no PWA 22.E.10 vacancies available to new hire classes.
#1218
I see. So how do we know when positions are unbid and available for new hires vs unfilled and therefore, not? Is it the contingent vacancies that make the distinction?
#1219
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We as outsiders won't know for sure but the ALPA auditors would. However, if you know someone who had a non-qualified bid in for, say, ATL320B and didn't get it and there would have been vacancies remaining based on posted vacancies plus contingent vacancies, then you have your answer.
#1220
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Ahh, interesting. Can they do that? If that’s the case and you’re a junior NYC320B who’s seniority under this AE could have held ATL320B, but you were held back, then isn’t your seniority abrogated is they just elect to not award it to you and instead either new hires or 320Bs from other categories in subsequent AEs?
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