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10-21-2014 | 05:38 PM

#3611

prior121

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Originally Posted by kprc1

no upgrades for crj this month!!! What happened to the quick upgrade???

dfw 4
iad 1
phx 7

Last edited by prior121; 10-21-2014 at 05:48 PM.

10-21-2014 | 05:44 PM

#3612

Kprc1

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NO December Upgrades

Pilot Standing Bid Award Notice
Posting: SB 14-47 Posted: 10/21/2014
Bidding Deadline: 10/28/2014 @ 2359 PHX

CRJ Class Dates for Upgrades: No December CRJ Upgrades
E75 Class Date for Upgrades: 12/15/2014* (10)
"*E75 Class date is scheduled to start on Nov 17, 2014. You may be asked to report a couple of days prior to the class date for transition. Please contact the training department for questions.
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Effective Date for Current CA: 12/1/2014
There will be a standing bid award run on or after the listed bidding deadline. Please ensure that your standing bid preferences are updated accordingly. **For first time upgrades, please ensure your Letters of Recommendation are dated no earlier than April 29, 2014 and your Captain Qualification Worksheet is on file.

10-21-2014 | 05:46 PM

#3613

prior121

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Originally Posted by CBreezy

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Originally Posted by 121pilot

Yeah who would have thought such quick upgrades? At this rate, They will need to start hiring street captains by Spring of next year because the current FO's won't be able to build time quickly enough

So, there are no FOs hired before 2013 that are waiting to upgrade because of time or other reasons?

I actually was talking to two separate IAD guys hired prior to 2013 (2006 and 2007) who don't want to.... have other sources of income and have no interest in going back to reserve or a crappy line or commuting. So they're out there.

10-21-2014 | 05:52 PM

#3614

Blackwing

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Did this come out via email? It's not listed on the bidding hub. I'm beginning to think I'm not getting all the company emails I'm supposed to be, I've never received an APCL/MCL email.

10-21-2014 | 06:09 PM

#3615

prior121

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Originally Posted by Blackwing

Did this come out via email? It's not listed on the bidding hub. I'm beginning to think I'm not getting all the company emails I'm supposed to be, I've never received an APCL/MCL email.

Yeah I imagine you're not part of the "pilots" group. have IT add you. Simple phone call or email will solve the problem.

Don't think your supposed to be added until after released from
IOE, at that point it probably slips thru the cracks with how busy this place is these days.

10-21-2014 | 07:14 PM

#3616

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Originally Posted by Kprc1

They're just trying to see how many CAs they can get out of CLT voluntarily before they displace them. They're looking for takers so they don't have to pay for moving expenses, etc..

We are not fat on Captains on the CRJ at all. I would bet money they simply looked at the CLT CAs current bids and someone said "oh wow those 7 guys will go to PHX and those guys will go to DFW!!! Let's see if they go voluntarily and push back this displacement another month!!!"

Same old Mesa tactics--and I don't blame them at all for it--they're just trying to save themselves as much money as possible.

10-21-2014 | 09:00 PM

#3617

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Originally Posted by prior121

Anyone with a spouse making six figures would be insane to upgrade onto reserve, especially if it meant commuting to another base.

There are a handful of men & women at Mesa with spouses making really good money in PHX & IAD. Simply being home with the kids instead of hiring a babysitter is probably worth as much as the pay boost from FO lineholder to CA on reserve!!!

10-21-2014 | 09:33 PM

#3618

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This is what the regionals do. They get people in the door with the promise of a quick upgrade, because they know once the upgrades slowdown (and I believe that's what is happening here), most people will stay because they don't have any better alternatives and don't want to start over.

10-22-2014 | 04:20 AM

#3619

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Originally Posted by flapshalfspeed

Exactly. They won't issue the displacement award until the last minute so they can save every penny. They don't care if pilots don't know until 2 weeks prior to a move. I think in our next contract we need to have a mandatory one month notice for a displacement. If they don't like it, TDY us for a month as they figure it out. With the amount of times you will be displaced at a regional, it would be a good thing to have.

10-22-2014 | 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by wt932051

Exactly. They won't issue the displacement award until the last minute so they can save every penny. They don't care if pilots don't know until 2 weeks prior to a move.

Yeah, my understanding was that THIS email was going to be the displacement award. You know, after they said, "We plan to repost the CLT displacement on October 20."

As it stands now, they said they'll run the standing bid on or after the deadline of 11:59pm on the 28th. Will it be announced by October 31? Lots of living arrangements need one month's notice or you're on the hook another month...

Last edited by deltajuliet; 10-22-2014 at 08:18 AM.