3GreenKSNA

If you are forced into a 145 CA slot which is what we are doing once you hit 950 hours and a vacancy bid rolls around then you are not seat locked for two years and can move into the 175 next round.

If you are dead set on the 175 go work somewhere that only has those.

If that's not an option, live in base and do reserve every other month. You will slow down your flight time accrual and still continue to collect seniority. Word of caution once you hit 800 hours the company will assign you flying and force you to fly on reserve.

-Keep the dirty side down

BigZ

If I remember right, that LOA expires 02/2019

PilotCinnamon

Does RF 100 VC2 submit via mobilefos or does it have to be copy and pasted on an email?

GoFast8

2019 initial VC awards came out...I bid for vacation, but im not listed on the list. Does this mean that I didnt get any of my options or that I didnt bid properly?

havick206

What does your HI10 say? That’s what shows what VC you have been awarded so far

Subpilot

I flew with at least one guy who did new hire sims in France.

GoFast8

Doesnt say anything. Just training. Finishing up IOE. Using VC accrual I got from the cadet program.

BigZ

I'm not sure where that VC accrual would fall.
There is a file listing everyone's vacation accumulation as of 30 October - is that VC showing there?
Being a pilot hired early October (iirc all 145 class cadet?) you'll get maybe two days of vacation next year per the contract and loa. Other vacay time from before being a pilot is between you and hr.

KodiakRS

If there is nothing in your hi10 then you were not awarded any vacation. This could be for a number of reasons:

-You do not have any accrued vacation time. This could be for contractual reasons with the cadet program or regular vacation usage, or through an error (i.e. they didn't transfer your cadet vc time properly.) To check how much vacation time the company thinks you have check this list: https://my.envoyair.com/wp-content/u...me-31Oct18.pdf

-You did not have enough seniority to hold any of the vacation weeks you bid for.

-You misbid. The vacation bidding guide can be found here: https://my.envoyair.com/wp-content/u...w-accruals.pdf

-The vacation planner screwed up your bid somehow. The email for the vacation planner can be found under the vacation section of this website: https://my.envoyair.com/index.php/de...crew-bid-info/

If you misbid or didn't have enough seniority there is a secondary vacation bid that closes on the 27th. The available weeks are show here: https://my.envoyair.com/wp-content/u...-VC-Blocks.pdf I highly suggest you read the bidding guide carefully as your vacation will be randomly assigned after the secondary bid if it has not already been awarded.

Pedro4President

The plane you fly as a FO has absolutely NO impact on the plane you fly as a CA. None zip zilch nada. The idea we are still going to be forcing upgrades in 18-24 months is crazy. And even if it does happen the guy a few post up explained it perfectly. No seat lock on forced upgrades so you are free to bid whatever you want and you can get the 175 as fast as you can hold it for your seniority.