Seriously, what is the trick? My last GS was in September. When I get the calls for IA, the trip is usually already covered. If it’s not and I try to connect to scheduling immediately, I usually sit on hold until it’s covered and then hang up. Yesterday I got through after a few minutes to be told it was already covered. We gave out more IA/GS’s in December than any time in history and it was my lowest December credit wise ever. I tried to get premium and couldn’t. Am I only one? I notice the post 2015 hires are killing it.

Am I supposed to call as soon as I see trip in open time and ask scheduling if it’s in IA? Try to jump the phone call? Is that considered dealmaking because being honest is not working?

 

I got zero calls this weekend for IA, yet at least 2-3 went out every day. No clue.

 

Is this the company's way of pitting the pilot group against each other to get rid of the 12 minute window for a GS? I don't see this process of skipping to IA going away until the company gets their way. Doesn't make sense for the trips that sit in open time all day though, I guess to them it's just part of the strong arming process. Or maybe I'm giving them too much credit.

 

We already have agreed to it. No change needed until after the new slips are coded and evaluated.

 

Get more Jr. 🤣

 

I thought the same thing. I commute. Everytime I see a trip that starts with a DH to my base, I try to get it. I patiently wait for IA call, then try and get ahold of scheduling as fast as possible. So far it has 100 percent gone to junior pilots. One was even on IA 2 while I’m still trying to get 1. It usually says approved for short term parking on there too because the trip is assigned so close to report time. I’ve also lost out when trip is 7 hours to report.

The entire process is infuriating. Meanwhile I personally am losing out on $8-10k in earnings every month while being told this is a company problem.

It will eventually get fixed. This isn’t good for anyone. Hopefully quicks slips fixed our problem and ends the deal-making while leaving the company’s problem for leverage.

The fact that the company trying to come into sick leave compliance is encouraging. Quick slips need to be in effect also for that to happen, correct?

The MOU happened almost 2 months ago, but nothing has changed since.

 

be under the ALV. Read the PWA / get more educated. Don’t go full retard and go make deals

 

So you’re telling me to keep doing what I’m doing? It’s just bad luck that I never get one and a coincidence that other pilots 11,000 numbers junior to me get 2 per month or more?

I’m not the only one in this situation.

 

clearly you’re doing something wrong if people on #2 and you aren’t getting called. Stop being lazy and go read SRH and PWA.. call ALPA scheduling folks if you need that much help. Also, you can farm 23m7 if you’re being skipped if you’re senior

 

You’re not the only one.
The current situation is incredibly infuriating. There’s a small subset making serious bank the rest of us are locked out of.