Is there more than there was last month? When I was looking through the pairings it seemed like we had about the same amount of 900 pairings this month as we did last month.

04-13-2014 | 11:33 PM

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Brand new employee and already giving your sage advice, eh?

Sometimes it seems like the brand new employees know more about the (current) industry than the ones who have been here a while. The new pilots are the ones who follow the standing bid list awards closely and follow hiring news and contract negotiations at other airlines closely. The more senior pilots are the ones who get comfortable and stop caring.

04-14-2014 | 04:28 AM

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Lighten up, Poindexter, it was meant as a joke. But since you mentioned it, no, I don't believe someone who was on the outside two weeks ago is quite qualified to give reliable advice on specifics related to the company operations. I'd take any rumors, advice, information, or "news" gleaned from "someone who came to talk to our class" with some very large grains of salt. That especially pertains to domicile and PBS bidding strategies. Most of those guys mean well, but are pretty insulated from things living in SLC and working in training.

04-14-2014 | 06:11 AM

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Disregard..

04-14-2014 | 06:42 AM

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Is there more than there was last month? When I was looking through the pairings it seemed like we had about the same amount of 900 pairings this month as we did last month.

I didn't look for this month or previous I was just going off the notion that SLC did most of the 900 trips going through Chicago.

04-14-2014 | 07:22 AM

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Curious how the hierarchy goes for being a sim instructor. Does that go to the senior or is it a gig that nobody wants and wide open.

Thanks!

04-14-2014 | 07:40 AM

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Curious how the hierarchy goes for being a sim instructor. Does that go to the senior or is it a gig that nobody wants and wide open.

Thanks!

It goes EXTREMELY senior... A new guy might get a chance to be a matrix instructor and the 15 years later get a chance to be a sim guy.

04-14-2014 | 08:53 AM

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Is there more than there was last month? When I was looking through the pairings it seemed like we had about the same amount of 900 pairings this month as we did last month.

I take it the 900 trips go pretty senior out in ORD. Would that be a good assumption?

04-14-2014 | 10:37 AM

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I take it the 900 trips go pretty senior out in ORD. Would that be a good assumption?

Yes. A few of them are high credit locals like SLC turns. You have to be pretty senior to hold things like that.

I bid around 70% and I've never flown the 900 and have only been awarded a 700 trip by PBS one time.