Originally Posted by Superpilot92 (Post 813840)

Had i know that i'd be more senior on the 7ER in MSP than I am on the 320 I'd have bid it! I may put in for it next time :eek:

Originally Posted by Denny Crane (Post 813833)

WOOHOO!!!!!:D:D It went more junior than I thought it would.

Denny

Originally Posted by LeineLodge (Post 813846)

Super, do you have a category freeze since you reinstated to the 320? Or did that go away when you were displaced?

I see a guy junior to me got ATL that I figured was frozen (as am I) and just trying to figure out how it happened. I'm guessing he was displaced and then recalled to the 320 as well.

Thanks

Originally Posted by johnso29 (Post 813849)

Leine,

It went away with our involutary displacement. Isn't your 2 year lock up anyway?

Originally Posted by Sink r8 (Post 813829)

That's precisely the predicament I find myself in.

I've always thought this would happen with a merger: the bases situated near large population centers at the corners of the country would become more senior. Factor in the fact there is more WB flying (or at least equipment that pays WB rates) available to the fNWA guys, who had to commute more, and I think it was always obvious there would be a realignment. We were only shielded temporarily, because the last bid offered no AE's for NYC 7ERB, and relatively many displacements system-wide. Paradoxically, while this one is positive, it allows junior guys to flee to greener pastures, this opens up slots. With pent-up demand for ER flying a) for the ATL guys running out of options, and b) the fNWA guys looking for better seniority, or an improved commute... it's pretty obvious some of us were bound to slide backwards.

I'm not bitter as I write this: it's one of the many factors in the merger, and this is the one that goes against us the most. OTOH, as we move forward in time, in the medium-term there will be more fNWA retirements, which will improve the overall advancement picture. So, each group is contributing to the common good. And as the georgraphic realignements occur, some base, somewhere, is going to start getting real junior. I think that's going to take place in the middle of the country.

Hopefully, the merged system is in a position to grow, and hopefully this offsets any migration that might occur.

Originally Posted by exeagle (Post 813848)

Congrats to everyone who's moving up, including myself!:D

Originally Posted by Superpilot92 (Post 813840)

Had i know that i'd be more senior on the 7ER in MSP than I am on the 320 I'd have bid it! I may put in for it next time :eek: