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02-20-2019 | 09:33 PM
#6233
Gets Weekends Off
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From: CRJ9 CA
02-21-2019 | 03:51 AM
#6234
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We are at the number of captains that JO believes will result in the highest return for the investors. When the ruse of blaming broken aircraft is gone for American and it becomes more obvious many of those cancellations are due to a lack of CA’s, we will see something happen. As JO said on the conference call, the upside is better and the downside is worse based on the new American agreement.
02-28-2019 | 12:22 PM
#6236
Living the Dream
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Not far off. Basically, they cancel your preferences beforehand and assign whatever they need.
It was intended for something like: everybody wants and bids for Christmas off. There’s a lot of flying to be done around Christmas, and obviously not everyone can have it off. More junior pilots get “unstacked” around Christmas (named for the “stack” of trips that need to be flown then, which are literally displayed on top of each other in certain programs), and the program gives those junior pilots trips during when they had asked off.
That’s fine and well, but the problem arises when an airline isn’t staffed properly. Suddenly tons of people, even the most senior pilots, are getting unstacked randomly and frequently. It’s a big hindrance to quality of life.
It was intended for something like: everybody wants and bids for Christmas off. There’s a lot of flying to be done around Christmas, and obviously not everyone can have it off. More junior pilots get “unstacked” around Christmas (named for the “stack” of trips that need to be flown then, which are literally displayed on top of each other in certain programs), and the program gives those junior pilots trips during when they had asked off.
That’s fine and well, but the problem arises when an airline isn’t staffed properly. Suddenly tons of people, even the most senior pilots, are getting unstacked randomly and frequently. It’s a big hindrance to quality of life.
02-28-2019 | 12:40 PM
#6237
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Another person answered your question - but I'll provide a follow-up.
PBS is one of the worst decisions - out of many inexplicable decisions - that pilot groups have made. It gives companies way too much latitude to make your schedule into whatever THEY want it to be.
Again, poor negotiating tactics and a general apathy by pilot groups industry-wide created this. Those on top of the seniority list usually do okay. Can't say the same for the rest of us.
I've bid lines and I've bid PBS. I'd take lines every day of week - hands down.
Just my opinion here
03-05-2019 | 12:37 PM
#6240
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From: CRJ9 CA
And what exactly does "fly their contract" mean? Suspended for what exactly?
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