It is probably due to the potential for a 117 violation for flight or duty time limits. Even if the trip is on the same days, a change in flight time or duty time, or even duty completion time, can have an effect on which pairings can be awarded in the next month. Just a guess.

Correct. It used to be that you could not WS either. Now you can due to a side letter a few years ago (that is now part of the contract). Perhaps some inputs to your reps might make the ability to conduct a swap during this period a contractual priority?

Try to swap.....should be all the detail you need. ;)

Unless you are picking up an extra day, it's next to impossible most of the time. I foresee this being rather constant in the years ahead with the tight staffing we have have/will have.

I'm confused, what section of the PWA is this in? I went back and checked my PAS and I have multiple times where I have Pot swapped rotations within the last week of the bid period. I PS a majority of my rotations.

Unless, I'm misunderstanding your post...Are you saying it will inhibit rotations just between 22-26 or any swap that occurs within the last 6 days. I've swapped carry-over trips multiple times and non carry-over trips that are within the last two days of a bid period.

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It is inhibited during the PBS award process for next month.

Oooooh. Gotcha. That is dumb...

Unless something else changes, it will actually be a net loss to there number of 777 crews required. Right now, we DH all the crews to/from LAX to fly SYD, PVG and NRT. Open an LAX 777 base and all that DH credit time goes away, net loss in 777 pilots required to man the trips.

Here's a quick example. Right now, the LAX-SYD trip blocks about 28 hours but pays 38 due to the two 5 hour DH legs to/from ATL. Today, a senior pilot would bid two SYD trips for a line worth 76 hours (2 x 38).

Once you open a 777 base in LAX, that same pilot will need to fly 3 SYD trips to build a line, for a value of 28 x 3 = 84. Yes, he'll be paid 8 hours more net, but he'll be working 50% more to get those extra 8 hours. Oh, and the company saves on all the hotel rooms and per diem too.

Now, subtract all the credit DH time in the LAX-NRT and PVG trips, and you see there will actually be LESS 777 jobs in the end.

Just heard from a friend that the next AE will have 7er displacements. Is this true or rumor mill, and how much flail will actually manifest? Doesn't make sense if the brought out ERs from the desert, and 747s were suppose to be absorbed by the 330-350 and general retirements.

The letter from crew resources says that they will likely displace ER on the next bid. They will not backfill the ER on this one. Remember, we still have 757s being retired just not as many as planned.