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11-06-2017, 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by 4fans
I was just browsing bid packages and the 717 LAX B packages look crazy high block/credit per day. I saw many trips with like 26 hours on a 4 day and one 5 day with 33 and a half hours. Is that normal? Seems crazy different from most nb categories.
11-06-2017, 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by 4fans
I was just browsing bid packages and the 717 LAX B packages look crazy high block/credit per day. I saw many trips with like 26 hours on a 4 day and one 5 day with 33 and a half hours. Is that normal? Seems crazy different from most nb categories.
11-06-2017, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Han Solo
6.5 hours/day vs. 5.25 means working 11-12 vs 14-15 days in a 75 hour month. I'm all for it.
11-06-2017, 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Gunfighter
Perhaps crew resources called over to the rotation planners and asked them to build higher daily averages for NB positions. WB FOs working 12 days a month may consider NB A if they could work the same number of days. If they maintain a daily average above 6 hours with commutable trips, you will generate more interest for the upcoming narrowbody AE.
This guy is playing chess!
Gunfighter, are you management?!
However, to be fair, the (semi) OP mentioned it was the B category...
11-06-2017, 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Vincent Chase
^^^^
This guy is playing chess!
Gunfighter, are you management?!
However, to be fair, the (semi) OP mentioned it was the B category...
This guy is playing chess!
Gunfighter, are you management?!
However, to be fair, the (semi) OP mentioned it was the B category...
A couple of thoughts in no particular order:
Both As and Bs pretty much fly the same rotations for domestic NB.
I seriously doubt crew resources cares much about junior Pilots bidding A positions. The main driver of rotation construction is minimizing credit. The second consideration is further reducing credit, and the last consideration is really reducing credit.
Although having helped out with the RCC a little over the years, I will admit that in the off months, when we are way overmanned - RCC inputs do rise to a close 4th.
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11-06-2017, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Vincent Chase
^^^^
This guy is playing chess!
Gunfighter, are you management?!
However, to be fair, the (semi) OP mentioned it was the B category...
This guy is playing chess!
Gunfighter, are you management?!
However, to be fair, the (semi) OP mentioned it was the B category...
The 717 bid pack did not contain position specific trips like I've seen in the 7ER, 330 or 777. My assumptions is that all trips are for both A and B positions on the 717. The ALVs may not be identical for both positions, but it looks like the schedules will get built from the same trips.
11-06-2017, 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Scoop
A couple of thoughts in no particular order:
Both As and Bs pretty much fly the same rotations for domestic NB.
I seriously doubt crew resources cares much about junior Pilots bidding A positions. The main driver of rotation construction is minimizing credit. The second consideration is further reducing credit, and the last consideration is really reducing credit.
Although having helped out with the RCC a little over the years, I will admit that in the off months, when we are way overmanned - RCC inputs do rise to a close 4th.
Scoop
Both As and Bs pretty much fly the same rotations for domestic NB.
I seriously doubt crew resources cares much about junior Pilots bidding A positions. The main driver of rotation construction is minimizing credit. The second consideration is further reducing credit, and the last consideration is really reducing credit.
Although having helped out with the RCC a little over the years, I will admit that in the off months, when we are way overmanned - RCC inputs do rise to a close 4th.
Scoop
11-06-2017, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Scoop
A couple of thoughts in no particular order:
Both As and Bs pretty much fly the same rotations for domestic NB.
I seriously doubt crew resources cares much about junior Pilots bidding A positions. The main driver of rotation construction is minimizing credit. The second consideration is further reducing credit, and the last consideration is really reducing credit.
Although having helped out with the RCC a little over the years, I will admit that in the off months, when we are way overmanned - RCC inputs do rise to a close 4th.
Scoop
Both As and Bs pretty much fly the same rotations for domestic NB.
I seriously doubt crew resources cares much about junior Pilots bidding A positions. The main driver of rotation construction is minimizing credit. The second consideration is further reducing credit, and the last consideration is really reducing credit.
Although having helped out with the RCC a little over the years, I will admit that in the off months, when we are way overmanned - RCC inputs do rise to a close 4th.
Scoop
ATL vortex, look out....those 4-5 leg days are easy to be had for the asking. 😁
11-06-2017, 07:03 PM
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Setting themselves up for possible IROPS.
11-07-2017, 06:48 AM
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Seems to be a lot of talk about the 321-Neo
If we get this plane is it basically like a 757 that will do domestic and shorter Europe stuff? Will it be able to be in the high 30s/low 40s or will it be like the 321/737-900 and be a pig that goes far?
If we get this plane is it basically like a 757 that will do domestic and shorter Europe stuff? Will it be able to be in the high 30s/low 40s or will it be like the 321/737-900 and be a pig that goes far?
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