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Exactly. As long as it is in senioirty order, what is the big deal?
I am not getting some of the angst with this whole (possible) deal. It almost seems like some would rather have them displace these pilots (causing more possible displacements) than to try and mitigate the damage?
Which course of action provides the best possible outcome for the pilot group and why? (Not a rhetorical question and assuming we aren't giving anything up)
I am not getting some of the angst with this whole (possible) deal. It almost seems like some would rather have them displace these pilots (causing more possible displacements) than to try and mitigate the damage?
Which course of action provides the best possible outcome for the pilot group and why? (Not a rhetorical question and assuming we aren't giving anything up)
Any time we ask the company for something, they expect something in return. Now, what are they going to give in return for something they badly need?
We've got to get every penny and every second off when we can...the company will take every penny and second off when it can.
Or is "constructive engagement" a one-way (or should I say "wrong way") street for the pilot group?
Bucking Bar,
The 737 is senior for a number of reasons. Not everyone wants to fly long-haul international. The 737 has the best trips in the system. It's all about quality of life. That is why it's senior.
I'm middle of the pack on the 737. I can hold international on larger aircraft in my base. I choose not to because of the lifestyle the 737 affords. Guys senior to me aren't going anywhere, either. It's all about lifestyle.
The 737 is senior for a number of reasons. Not everyone wants to fly long-haul international. The 737 has the best trips in the system. It's all about quality of life. That is why it's senior.
I'm middle of the pack on the 737. I can hold international on larger aircraft in my base. I choose not to because of the lifestyle the 737 affords. Guys senior to me aren't going anywhere, either. It's all about lifestyle.
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I know only the bottom 25% will be mandatorily displaced, but if the training backlog is too great for the company to swallow, just let that category stay fat until guys bid off with a (hopefully) new WB order or the senior guys hit 65. I think the 15 SEA 330 captain vacancies on the current AE are designed to attract the bottom of the 74 list to bid off the whale before they get displaced so they can be trained over a greater period of time and avoid any bubble.
There's no need to also offer a deal to the top 25% since they're all near 63 anyway.
Jmho..
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We again tried to capture the efficiency gains over the 757 that the 737-900 is replacing. That was a dollar.*
*(however, considering the 737-900 needs a flaps 15 War Emergency Power takeoff to get out of a sea level airport with a 10,000 foot runway and cruises at 25,000 feet, we have discovered the 737 is less efficient than the 40 year old design it is replacing so in C2015 we are going to take a $15 an hour concession to the 757 ... but the trips are better ... the 737-900 can only go to former SAC bases ... which is why the zoomies all bid the thing ... reminds them of their youth )
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The company needs early outs a lot more than the pilot group does.
Any time we ask the company for something, they expect something in return. Now, what are they going to give in return for something they badly need?
We've got to get every penny and every second off when we can...the company will take every penny and second off when it can.
Or is "constructive engagement" a one-way (or should I say "wrong way") street for the pilot group?
Any time we ask the company for something, they expect something in return. Now, what are they going to give in return for something they badly need?
We've got to get every penny and every second off when we can...the company will take every penny and second off when it can.
Or is "constructive engagement" a one-way (or should I say "wrong way") street for the pilot group?
The reason I ask is, it costs something to displace and it costs something to offer an early retirement program. Do you think it costs significantly more to displace that there would be something for everyone else? I have no clue...
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Having been displaced/re-trained 5 times...I think a couple of months enjoying Spons and the BBQ Kitchen at the Holiday Inn North on Va. Ave (instead of NATCO), training for a pay cut on a new plane, with a new base and a more junior commute will motivate a 4-Eng guy to take his frozen pension and retire more than some sort of wimpy buy-out. Especially if they can get a head start on the ice-fishing season.
I know only the bottom 25% will be mandatorily displaced, but if the training backlog is too great for the company to swallow, just let that category stay fat until guys bid off with a (hopefully) new WB order or the senior guys hit 65.
Jmho..
I know only the bottom 25% will be mandatorily displaced, but if the training backlog is too great for the company to swallow, just let that category stay fat until guys bid off with a (hopefully) new WB order or the senior guys hit 65.
Jmho..
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Bucking Bar,
The 737 is senior for a number of reasons. Not everyone wants to fly long-haul international. The 737 has the best trips in the system. It's all about quality of life. That is why it's senior.
I'm middle of the pack on the 737. I can hold international on larger aircraft in my base. I choose not to because of the lifestyle the 737 affords. Guys senior to me aren't going anywhere, either. It's all about lifestyle.
The 737 is senior for a number of reasons. Not everyone wants to fly long-haul international. The 737 has the best trips in the system. It's all about quality of life. That is why it's senior.
I'm middle of the pack on the 737. I can hold international on larger aircraft in my base. I choose not to because of the lifestyle the 737 affords. Guys senior to me aren't going anywhere, either. It's all about lifestyle.
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