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#21
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True. But if the economy takes that big a blow we all will take an FDP hit. That or we furlough again. Neither good.
#22
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I don’t know if it’s the negative or just the truth. I was talking with some of the group that I got hired with 4 years ago and they were unaware of this. I think they are looking at their decision to switch from their initial hire fleet to GLC differently now. If the company stops upgrades and they were waiting for a better fleet to not carry a long seat lock onto they could miss out on the upgrade. I’m already on a fleet that not a lot of people want to go to. I can upgrade on it and not add a seat lock and move to a better fleet once it becomes available. Or the upgrades could stop and they are living the good life as a GLC sic and I am stuck in the nom. You never know.
#23
Negative? How so? They want to hire 700 next year and upgrade 400. If someone is 250 from upgrade why would they reset the seat lock that's already almost 2 years in? Ideally an upgrade in current fleet would mean no seat lock at all, then count down the remainder of the 39 months until a more desirable airframe comes up for grabs. That's my plan at least. Of course the music could stop at any time, but I'll remain cautiously optimistic and take my chances. I'd say that's being positive if anything.
#24
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Negative? How so? They want to hire 700 next year and upgrade 400. If someone is 250 from upgrade why would they reset the seat lock that's already almost 2 years in? Ideally an upgrade in current fleet would mean no seat lock at all, then count down the remainder of the 39 months until a more desirable airframe comes up for grabs. That's my plan at least. Of course the music could stop at any time, but I'll remain cautiously optimistic and take my chances. I'd say that's being positive if anything.
3 years.
#25
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It could happen. I hope it happens, but I certainly wouldn't come here expecting or needing the 3 year upgrade. A bad economy could easily change the upgrade train once again. Lack of ability to hire could also slow things way down. Management deciding they don't want to pay up could easily force them to change the entire growth plan and prolong upgrades. So many variables can change this. I'm happy to see things looking good for upgrades now, but this isn't something to bank on and I won't be selling anyone on the job based on the possibility of a faster than normal upgrade. I honestly wouldn't be selling the job now even with fast upgrades, especially with management's decision to fight with the union even before negotiations on an updated contract.
#26
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It could happen. I hope it happens, but I certainly wouldn't come here expecting or needing the 3 year upgrade. A bad economy could easily change the upgrade train once again. Lack of ability to hire could also slow things way down. Management deciding they don't want to pay up could easily force them to change the entire growth plan and prolong upgrades. So many variables can change this. I'm happy to see things looking good for upgrades now, but this isn't something to bank on and I won't be selling anyone on the job based on the possibility of a faster than normal upgrade. I honestly wouldn't be selling the job now even with fast upgrades, especially with management's decision to fight with the union even before negotiations on an updated contract.
We’re sold out of capacity for all of 2023 and much of 2024.
It sounds like our economy is more self made for those years that a business dependent on ticket sales per flight.
#27
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I don’t know if it’s the negative or just the truth. I was talking with some of the group that I got hired with 4 years ago and they were unaware of this. I think they are looking at their decision to switch from their initial hire fleet to GLC differently now. If the company stops upgrades and they were waiting for a better fleet to not carry a long seat lock onto they could miss out on the upgrade. I’m already on a fleet that not a lot of people want to go to. I can upgrade on it and not add a seat lock and move to a better fleet once it becomes available. Or the upgrades could stop and they are living the good life as a GLC sic and I am stuck in the nom. You never know.
#28
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It could happen and should happen in the future if we continue to grow as per company forecast and see retirement departures. But I am starting Year 4 and I am maybe a year from upgrade, could come closer if they really upgrade 400 in 2023.
#29
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I know some would say people who don’t know the contract get what they deserve but it doesn’t cost me anything to say something.
#30
Yeah and it was a couple months when I got hired. 13 years later it finally happened. Only a fool would count on the calculations for an upgrade at an operator that does not have an age limitation.
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