Pedro4President

I'm not sure what rock you have been hiding under but pilots have been displaced on the last three displacements.

As long as they are forcing FOs to displace to CAs then there is a chance for DECS to get bumped back to LGA/ORD. It's really hard to predict since we are going to loose 174 pilots between now and November just due to flow. Add another 7 per month and that's 216 CA vacancies due to attrition. This means there will likely to continue to force upgrades. So far we have hired 50 DECS per the union seniority list. It looks like we are hiring more CAs then we expected.

Aviatrx

I tend to think it IS worth it. I am not a recruiter. You can bid to MIA in a relatively short time (roughly a year, maybe). Some don’t do it as quickly, to make money/time as a line holder. That is your prerogative! The new LOA is helpful for those early months of reserve as well as increased flow. For someone like me, who has a good resume and still can’t get the legacy interview, I think the WO AA FFD airlines are a good place to hang while persuing your dream job. If you happen to get stuck here, movement is good and it truly is a good place to work. There are a lot of changes happening in the industry for the better and hopefully we can continue to negotiate some gains while times are good (RSV Ruels/Pay Rates). There are a few decent FFD carriers right now, I think the WO’s are best fit to get you where you want(AA) if things don’t go as planned. I work with mostly very excellent and compitant pilots and mostly good maintenance. Good luck with your decision!

Jeffreyj

Thanks, I forgot about the FO’s displacing junior captains. I’ve mentally already gone over to American.

Pedro4President

Lucky!!!!!!!

lukeh99

Any info on how long to hold ORD at the moment for DEC?

llws

The biggest problem for prospective DECs is that pretty soon they won't be needed. Our FOs will have the time to upgrade, and we'll be hiring more FOs. If you get stuck as one of the last DECs hired, you're looking at being a junior CA for a loooong time.

havick206

That’s already happening.

Late-ish 2017 new hires getting a taste of composite or hard lines this month, being bumped back to middle of reserve list next month. It’s not as if this comes as any surprise.

Cyio

I think the DECs are doing fine so long as they stay in LGA. Most are holding lines within a few months. It’s when they try and leave that base that I think the problems arise.

Anyway, we want more DECs, at least those of us already on the seniority list as they take spots we mostly don’t want to fill. In their defense they are getting large payouts to do it.

havick206

Have you even looked at the CA reserve list for next month?

Pedro4President

It's not too bad. I doubt any of them will stay much longer than a year or two. If they can get on with a major or even lcc then they will be much better off. We lost 12 CAs in may.