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Originally Posted by Columbia (Post 1428136)

But shouldn't seniority have both QOL and pay? I'm sure more than a few senior bubbas whose health isn't helped by transiting multiple time zones a few times a month would love to be "able" to fly the 717 and do more regional domestic sort of flying without having to give up massive amounts of $$$$$. This in turn would allow more junior folks (read: less than 14 years seniority) to be able to hold international lines which are decent.
Besides, if the current system allows for more "choice" as you put it, then why are 99% of the top 600 or so flying internationally? I would bet if lgbp were the rule, 30-50% of them would be on domestic narrow bodies. The truth is, they don't have a choice.

Actually, they do have a choice. A couple AEs ago, a DTW777A bid to ATLm88A - he was to be very senior. Initially, I thought he forgot to log off DALnet. The reality is he can now do day turns for fewer days worked and get GS's whenever he wants them.

My point being, seniority gives a person the ability to choose. A real-world example just backs that up.

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Originally Posted by sinca3 (Post 1428131)

July schedules are available for viewing for everyone BUT M88B ATL!!

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Fwiw. Talked to the big kahuna yesterday and no truth to 717 staying longer at swa.

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Originally Posted by scambo1 (Post 1428143)

That's one example (out of hundreds). Again, if they paid the same, more, many, many more would choose to fly domestic narrow body, IMO.

Bad day for the maddog fleet yesterday. Bna maddog wing vs light pole and gso hail damge on approach. Radome, windscreen, lots o dents. Be careful out there.

I have a question regarding this last AE.
In March, a number of FOs were awarded positions below me on the 757. I welcomed that giving me a cushion from the bottom. Now we are displacing 20ish depending on base, but some of those new bodies on the bottom of the list have not converted yet. Will the software know that the person has been awarded 757 FO, hasn't converted, but will still move them off and count that as one of the 20 displacements?

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Originally Posted by TOGA LK (Post 1428116)

This is great news!! Thank you my LEC reps!!

So, they call marketing and then marketing just adds the flights, sweet!

If I pick up a trip at the end of this month that creates a 30 in 7 conflict with a trip at the beginning of next month, will I still get paid for the trip that gets dropped?

Thanks in advance.

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Originally Posted by FmrFreightDog (Post 1428219)

If I pick up a trip at the end of this month that creates a 30 in 7 conflict with a trip at the beginning of next month, will I still get paid for the trip that gets dropped?

Thanks in advance.

No. It will drop the entire trip next month without pay. I learned this lesson the hard way.