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01-03-2019 | 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Voski

What are the hotel accommodations like for new hires going through training? Are they equipped with kitchenettes for meal prep?

Imagine a room that has a heater/air conditioner that is possessed by a demon sent from the pits of hell to torment you. Add that to a mysterious mold that can take over your room in a weekend while you’re gone home and when you get back it looks like something from Avatar. You’ll have a microwave and mini-fridge along with a pretty sweet ice bucket. The food downstairs is good. If you don’t have your room cleaned you will be given a $5.00 voucher. If you walk across the bridge you have What A Burger, Jimmy Johns, IHOP, Schlotzky’s, and Chinese food plus a gas station. You’ll be counting the days until you get out of there.

01-03-2019 | 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by wiz5422

I will piggyback on this and 2nd the LOSA program. I don't know why more FOs don't join this program. You make good money for an easy job. sometimes easier and more convenient then picking up OT. Plus it is something to pad your resume with.

I inquired about the LOSA program about 9 months ago as a 6 month FO. Was told there were no openings in the program but that they would be looking for more in the Fall. I was told an announcement would be made and an HI6 sent when they were ready to take applications again. Fall has come and gone and nothing heard.

I am now close to upgrading and will no longer be qualified for LOSA. So why, you ask, don’t more FOs take advantage of this opportunity? Well for most FOs on property their hasn’t been said opportunity the entire time we’ve been here.

01-03-2019 | 10:14 AM

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So about the vacancy bid and displacements..

If I only set up a proffer to displace for a certain seat/equip and a junior pilot sets up a bid preference for the same seat/equip, will they get their choice first since vacancies are run before displacements?

01-03-2019 | 10:26 AM

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Vacancy gets first.

Proffer to discplace comes next and can take what’s left but won’t dispaces anyway else.

Displaced after that takes whatever they can hold and will displace junior pilots to do so.

So long as their displacing all qualified FOs, I see no reason to bother with vacancy or proffering to displace. I do see some merit in some situations to take a standing vacancy but that doesn’t have much to do with the bid coming up. Just make sure you displacements are in order.

01-03-2019 | 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by ChappieSinclair

I have an Envoy FO interview coming up. how likely am I to get assigned DFW right away?

In the past few months the big majority of classes have been 175’s, with a choice between DFW and ORD. While it’s not guaranteed, There’s a good chance that it will continue. In my class, everyone got the choic between bases on the 175.

01-03-2019 | 10:32 AM

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Ah, ok. So if I only want to set up displacement preferences I WON'T send an RF 100 PDIS, and on my 3* I'm going to place my current set/equip as the first option, then set up everything else in my preferred order?

01-03-2019 | 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by VArellano

Putting FO displacement preferences won’t affect anything unless a base is closing. Putting in your current status is only for the PDIS and won’t be a factor otherwise.

01-03-2019 | 12:16 PM

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Yep only have 3D, no need for 3P or PDIS. This is assuming the displace up your seniority, which is almost a guarantee with the new aircraft announced.

Are you in the window for uograde this bid? If not then just put your 3P as your current base/seat.

01-03-2019 | 01:13 PM

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Opinions on whether or not to proffer to displace.

I remember something came out of the Union communication last bid that several people remarked they had never heard before. I can’t find the email now.

Also, the bid closes Saturday and no email from the Union. I’m sure there are some newer people that could benefit from that email. And maybe I could read what it said about proffering to displace.