Yep! They need 21 crews a month, but only have the ability to train 18. Some will begin training around May and have the rest of the summer off until flying begins!

So if I understand it correctly, if one is trained on the 717 but doesn't do their OE then you get paid the guarantee from your previous category while you wait?

01-07-2013 | 11:03 AM

#119382

Bucking Bar

Can't abide NAI

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From: Douglas Aerospace post production Flight Test & Work Around Engineering bulletin dissembler

How do we OE the LCA? Three bounces at 2am? Friends and family to the beach?

That was always fun stuff.

01-07-2013 | 11:25 AM

#119383

johnso29

Moderator

Joined: Oct 2006

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From: B757/767

Quote:

Originally Posted by cni187

So if I understand it correctly, if one is trained on the 717 but doesn't do their OE then you get paid the guarantee from your previous category while you wait?

Once you're converted per your conversion month, you're officially making ALV at your new payrates. If you haven't started training yet, you're on vacation.

01-07-2013 | 11:35 AM

#119384

Columbia

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Quote:

Originally Posted by acl65pilot

make sure no one is sitting at home collecting 80 hrs and doing nothing.

I already have a wife who thinks this. Don't need another.

01-07-2013 | 11:44 AM

#119385

sailingfun

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp

The word of the day in regards to the Feb or March AE via the February Crew Resources memo appears to be "overstaffed."

Bidding the 717 might be a pretty good deal for those who want the summer off!

edit- and look at how much lower feb 2013 international flying is than feb 2012... yikes! That's not capacity restraint, that's complete shrinkage.

They also posted the fate of the 767ATL category. The news was very good. They plan on moving most of not all the flying to the 7ER category. There were lots of rumors on here of mass parkings of 757's this year and that the time on the 767ATL category would simply go away with the category closing. They also said there may be more then the planned 120 new CA's positions posted. Overall the only changes in this memo from the last few months were good ones. We keep the 767 time and may get additional 737 CA's positions. There are going to be a lot of new first time Captains on this bid.

01-07-2013 | 11:52 AM

#119386

Lifeisgood

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Quote:

Originally Posted by hockeypilot44

How did 10 come back from furlough? I thought we had to be hiring for furloughs to come back.

I am sorry. The numbers are 213 a year ago and 203 for this January. I assumed they came back. I guess they resigned then?

01-07-2013 | 11:58 AM

#119387

dalad

Line Holder

Joined: Nov 2009

Posts: 1,281

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From: C560XL/XLS/XLS+

Quote:

Originally Posted by sailingfun

Shhhh, the naysayers think otherwise. The plan is to park only 7-8 757's this year.

01-07-2013 | 12:00 PM

#119388

Sink r8

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I find it interesting that we're being told more and more frequently what we need to bid. If I understand correctly, anyone that bids the 717 from the 9 is just not a team player.

And yet, it's a 365-day bid.