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Old 08-07-2007, 03:25 PM
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As of today's latest bid, our most junior Captain was hired on 09/13/2005 and is seniority number 3970 out of 4924. 737 based in EWR with less than 2 years on the property.

Speaks volumes on how most Pilots will not bid Captain solely to avoid PBS.
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Pbs??????????????????
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Hey 757,

Just curious, have you been to Glasgow since the terrorist attack?

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Preferential Bid System ?? Maybe ?
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Could anyone elaborate on the love/hate (mostly) with PBS at CAL? Most of us are not privy to the actual use of the system and shortcomings.

Thanks.
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Yes. Preferential Bidding System
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Hey 757,

Just curious, have you been to Glasgow since the terrorist attack?

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No, just Edinburgh.
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Could anyone elaborate on the love/hate (mostly) with PBS at CAL? Most of us are not privy to the actual use of the system and shortcomings.

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Our system actually reaches up and takes trips from senior Pilots in order to build lines as low as it can. It doesn't honor seniority at all and guys half way up the list, (mostly on the 737), are getting 12 days off a month and flying over 90 hours even while requesting a min schedule. There is no open time left over after it runs and it just plain sucks. Its Boeing's Carmen version and it was never tested on anyone but lucky us.

Priority one on our next contract is to dump it.
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Originally Posted by 757Driver View Post
As of today's latest bid, our most junior Captain was hired on 09/13/2005 and is seniority number 3970 out of 4924. 737 based in EWR with less than 2 years on the property.

Speaks volumes on how most Pilots will not bid Captain solely to avoid PBS.
Just out of curiosity was he a new hire or a flowback?
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Just out of curiosity was he a new hire or a flowback?
Not sure what a flow-back is, I thought that only applied when we furlough?

He's an off the street hire not from Express.
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