The company isn’t totally stupid. They can’t scale properly, history has shown us that. So how do you increase profits when you can’t scale? Reduce pilot salaries and head counts while increasing productivity.

I would say management is smarter than the MEC any day of the week. Interesting how lots of the pilot group is completely oblivious.

Pilot numbers are actually down about 400 from 2015.

 

I couldn't hold it even as a 10th-year Excel FO.

 

You do know there is a difference between the 18 day training schedule and the CC72? I don’t know your exact circumstances, but I have worked with a lot of new hires and every one has been given a 7/7 line upon completion of IOE.

 

The joint working group lead to a LOA that places you on a 7/7 line after IOE. I have been told that the wording is such that the company could reverse this, but they have been honoring this. Everyone I know has gotten a 7/7 line after IOE if they wanted one. In my case, due to my seniority I assume, I was offered any line I wanted that was available for my fleet. This worked out as I didn't have to change lines in October when the flush bid goes into effect. Had I not gotten my number one line I would have had to change lines and the seams for this stink. However, this only happens once a year as the other bids are closed bids and only available lines from crewmembers changing achedules are available.

On another note with close bids, in fleets like the Lattitude that are growing, due to the increase in aircraft on a close bid, the company has to open more CC52 lines.

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Interesting because they want 30 a month and there getting 9-12 actually showing up! Attrition before year 4 is close to 32%. All numbers BJ gave us. Good news is a bunch ope old guys getting displaced to new equipment are waiting for the IBI bonus before retiring, no fun learning a new airplane at 60+.

 

That's quite a change. NJASAP was pushing for AA 777 pay as recent as 2015.

 

They got the reality check they needed.

 

Yes you are right. I did transition to the CC72 after IOE (I was around 7 weeks to get IOE started) but even at that, its the same crap. The OP was asking about the 7/7 and for the purpose of the material answer to his question, the CC72 and Trg 18 can be viewed as synonymous.

 

Everyone of us in my group who asked for 7/7 got it, including me. Some Latitude types are still waiting to start IOE after 8 weeks, my class only. I was lucky as well, paired with a TR Captain who was 7/7 during my IOE, so all I’ve known.

 

Besides the latitude, what is everyone else getting? Phenom?