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04-01-2016 | 01:23 PM
#7591
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Sure sounds like some announcement will be made Monday. The rumors are sure out there from friends at VX. One heard from the director of training last night while doing his type ride that they were sold yesterday and official announcement Monday. Who knows. The west cost could get a huge influx of transfers.
04-01-2016 | 04:51 PM
#7592
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04-02-2016 | 04:54 AM
#7593
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If you live in a JetBlue base and are happy, stay put, but if you're commuting either way, then I'd go to UA. No brainier. Can't ignore their pay, benefits, retirements, movement, growth, variety of equipment/flying.
04-02-2016 | 05:00 AM
#7594
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From: B6
Sure sounds like some announcement will be made Monday. The rumors are sure out there from friends at VX. One heard from the director of training last night while doing his type ride that they were sold yesterday and official announcement Monday. Who knows. The west cost could get a huge influx of transfers.
04-02-2016 | 05:52 AM
#7595
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From: Narrow/Left Wide/Right
I'd go if I lived in one of their big hubs. Not having to commute would be huge.
But if that wasn't a factor then I'd stick with JB if you have been here a few years. Your career progression here will depend on growth, and at UAL it will depend on retirements. I think the retirement age will change soon, and that will stagnate everything at the legacies.
But that from the point of view from someone who has no plans to leave JB. Go ask some of the guys in the United forum and see what they have to say.
But if that wasn't a factor then I'd stick with JB if you have been here a few years. Your career progression here will depend on growth, and at UAL it will depend on retirements. I think the retirement age will change soon, and that will stagnate everything at the legacies.
But that from the point of view from someone who has no plans to leave JB. Go ask some of the guys in the United forum and see what they have to say.
04-02-2016 | 06:24 AM
#7596
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From: 320 F.O.
There are hundreds of Socal / NorCal living JB pilots waiting to get home based and a lot of them are very senior. There could be a lot of VA displacements depending on SLI if this actually happens. I'm still not convinced this is happening, if the announcement comes I will be more interested.
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04-02-2016 | 06:24 AM
#7597
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From: 320 CA
04-02-2016 | 08:22 AM
#7598
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Rant alert
Why isn't seniority taken into account when reserve periods are assigned? I bid am reserve, without rest requirements/restrictions from the day before, and I get 1700 reserve period while a junior guy in the same bucket gets 0800, and I get a comment from CS that "no am reserve available". Waving the BS flag on that ... The senior guy should be able to bid to avoid the crappy DR double red eye trips over the new guy. This happened last week too.
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Why isn't seniority taken into account when reserve periods are assigned? I bid am reserve, without rest requirements/restrictions from the day before, and I get 1700 reserve period while a junior guy in the same bucket gets 0800, and I get a comment from CS that "no am reserve available". Waving the BS flag on that ... The senior guy should be able to bid to avoid the crappy DR double red eye trips over the new guy. This happened last week too.
Rant over
04-02-2016 | 08:38 AM
#7599
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Rant alert
Why isn't seniority taken into account when reserve periods are assigned? I bid am reserve, without rest requirements/restrictions from the day before, and I get 1700 reserve period while a junior guy in the same bucket gets 0800, and I get a comment from CS that "no am reserve available". Waving the BS flag on that ... The senior guy should be able to bid to avoid the crappy DR double red eye trips over the new guy. This happened last week too.
Rant over
Why isn't seniority taken into account when reserve periods are assigned? I bid am reserve, without rest requirements/restrictions from the day before, and I get 1700 reserve period while a junior guy in the same bucket gets 0800, and I get a comment from CS that "no am reserve available". Waving the BS flag on that ... The senior guy should be able to bid to avoid the crappy DR double red eye trips over the new guy. This happened last week too.
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