So. Let's see If I have this straight. Will trips be denied for bidding if trips+CQ exceed max line value?

99% certain they will.

PBS question:

I have to move sometime in February and will need 5 days to do it. Am I better off requesting a specific date range or just request 5 days off between trips?

It depends on whether you want a regular or reserve line. If regular but reserve if you can’t get the days off you want......

I’d bid a regular line starting with “Prefer Off xx, xx, xx, xx, xx else start next” then follow that with whatever the rest of my bid for a regular line was.... Then, for bid group 2, I’d bid reserve with my prefer off days starting with the 5 days I wanted off.

Denny

I've always used the date range first. If you don't get it off your CP will drop trips for you to move without pay then you can WS stuff to get the pay back.

For the initial PBS award, yes. As you know, on the 20th you can start modifying to get what you really want.

Denny

Unused Sick time
 

Wasn’t there a change in the PWA about 50% of your unused sick hours going into a bank?

I can’t seem to find it. A reference would be awesome.

TIA

Nope.



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Nope. But if you can talk everyone in your category into working while sick you might win an extra vacation day!

Thanks Goggles and Denny

Take a look at 26.K.5.b.2:

A pilot's enhanced disability account will initially be zero. Following the completion of each sick leave year under Section 14, beginning with the sick leave year completed in 2017, a pilot who uses less than 80 sick leave credit hours in the sick leave year just completed will have credited to his enhanced disability account the number of hours equal to 50% of the difference between the number of sick leave credit hours he used and 80, e.g. a maximum credit of 40 hours with respect to any single, completed sick leave year.

I think that’s what you’re referring to?

321neo
 

Now it's official. The 321NEO will come with the Cabin Flex layout - all 321NEO's will be delivered with this config around 2020. Explains the higher seat count on our order announcement.

Airbus rolls out first A321neo ACF able to seat 240 passengers | Airframes content from ATWOnline

That’s it thanks!!

There’s a line you can use to request any # of consecutive days off within a certain date range, say 5 consecutive days anywhere between Feb 14-28. I don’t remember seeing it until I did my December bid. Maybe request the specific days that you want first, followed by this option in case you didn’t get your first choice days.

That's going to be tons of fun to board and deplane.

Welcome to the 757-300 clown car act. Hope you're not in a hurry.

They could board/deplane with 2 doors. Nah, that's mind-blowing technology. Better to do it the old fashioned way lol.

“No one has ever done that with 2 doors in the old days,” says this old guy who remembers it was the norm before jet bridges became common.:p

The A380s load and unload with 2 jet bridges (one for each level). The Q400s use 2 stairs at most outstations that have no jet bridges.;)

Whats the name of the guy who will do your pbs bid for you and if he's any good? I think he charges $60 a month. Thanks!

http://www.pbsbiddingstrategies.com

Been happy with Steve. He is better at bidding than I am, good use of $60.

The A380s use 3 jet bridges when they are available, two on the main deck, one on the upper deck. You can see the third one through the glass of the first lower deck jet bridge, where its says HSBC...

https://cnet2.cbsistatic.com/img/Qk-...0-by-getty.jpg

read the neo interior design includes DFWLS as standard feature to facilitate deplaning.

Try Easybid. It's....easy.

United tried that in DEN years back, didn't go so well.

"A recently-installed passenger walkway fell on the wing of a United Airlines airliner parked at gate B-22 at Denver International Airport Friday, damaging the Boeing 757 but causing no injuries."

DoubleDocker Air Bridge Collapses At DEN, No One Injured | Aero-News Network

Though I suppose going with the lowest bidder as all things KDEN does; tends to have consequences.

LAX hotels
 

I’m looking for a hotel near the airport for 1 night for 4 of us. Non revving in the day before a confirmed flight. Any recommendations for a place to stay?

“Near the airport” really narrows it down :)

Ooooohhhhhh that is awesome!!

I'm being serious, no one gives us deals around LAX. Best bet for cheap is to have wheels and get a hotel away from the airport. Otherwise this is the best.

Thanks. I thought they had some with crew rates but apparently not.

It's rare, hotels have strong bookings there and the 'crew rates' I've always been quoted are stupid high. Sat reserve w/o a crashpad for a bit so I'm reasonably knowledgeable on the topic :cool:

Download the app Hotel Tonight as well, can find some deals with that as well.

Last hotel friendly to crews was the ole Hacienda but they were redeveloped into expensive condos and some boutique hotel now that doesn’t have any love for airline crews like the hacienda did.

I thought VB was expiring this month? CR update definitely seems like they don’t think that’s the case... did i miss a union update?

unfortunately, it had a jan 2018 delayed implementation.

Any good rumors ref used NB or WB aircraft purchases?

I doubt that even if a good deal came up they could absorb any additional aircraft into the system. We are getting 5 A321/737-900’s each month and almost 1 A350/A330-900 per month for several years. The Cseries will add to those numbers.

I heard Delta is getting a great deal on some "gently" used T-37s for our new ab initio program.

Those aren't nearly expensive enough for a true quality ab initio program. To shave a few precious hours off its better to go full glass twinjet from hour one LOL

I give up. How do I look up vacation awards for the primary bid?

Don't think they are out yet. You can check on iCrew though:

Bids --> Vacation --> Display (VTS) data --> "X" in the "Vacation" square and look for the results. That will show you all of your awarded vaycay.