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10-24-2022 | 03:04 AM

#1691

e6bpilot

Gets Weekends Off

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Just doing some perusing of the seniority lists and the Lance projection.

Check your preferences and elections, specifically the Lance box. I just changed mine. Somebody is going to get a big surprise when they are called by training scheduling to go to Dallas with little notice. Houston has two lances...they should have a lot more. Other bases look similar. I have a trip with my wife planned for November. She will gladly go without me, but I would rather spend a week with her than in the schoolhouse.

10-24-2022 | 01:35 PM

#1692

hoover

At your mom's house

Joined: Jun 2008

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From: cpt 737

They havent filled half of the lance spots company wide. Not sure if they ever will as the need real cpts not one who play so on the weekends. But yeah there will always be some surprises

10-24-2022 | 03:57 PM

#1693

DHC8DRV

Line Holder

Joined: Jul 2008

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I’m not up on all the Lance rules in the contract, is there a min percentage the company has to fill? Or can they just let the program die and just force people to upgrade.

10-24-2022 | 05:05 PM

#1694

e6bpilot

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DHC8DRV

I’m not up on all the Lance rules in the contract, is there a min percentage the company has to fill? Or can they just let the program die and just force people to upgrade.

Yes. They are required to designate 3.2 percent of FOs, but don't have to designate them past the first 10 percent in each domicile (no less than 50 for smaller domiciles).

They are way under 3.2 percent right now. I know there is a training backlog, but next month would be a good month to un-jam it and shoot some lances through training since there aren't that many regular upgrades. I would just say beware to anyone in the top 10 percent (or top 50) of FOs in any base. There are probably plenty of senior FOs with the Lance box unchecked that either don't want it or are biding their time. Somebody will get surprised, I guarantee it.

10-26-2022 | 07:33 AM

#1695

ZapBrannigan

Furloughed Again?!

Joined: Aug 2007

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From: Boeing 737

In case you haven't seen it. Here's the hiring/upgrade plan for 2023.

10-26-2022 | 11:26 AM

#1696

Smooth at FL450

weekends off? Nope...

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ZapBrannigan

In case you haven't seen it. Here's the hiring/upgrade plan for 2023.

where is this posted?

10-26-2022 | 11:27 AM

#1697

ZapBrannigan

Furloughed Again?!

Joined: Aug 2007

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From: Boeing 737

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smooth at FL450

where is this posted?

SWAPA linked to it in their latest update email. (10/25)

10-26-2022 | 11:35 AM

#1698

Smooth at FL450

weekends off? Nope...

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ZapBrannigan

SWAPA linked to it in their latest update email. (10/25)

found it, thanks

10-26-2022 | 03:03 PM

#1699

Reese

On Reserve

Joined: Dec 2016

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ZapBrannigan

In case you haven't seen it. Here's the hiring/upgrade plan for 2023.

So the airline is gonna retire ~300-350 over the next 12-14 months?

and hire 2400 over the next 12-14 months?

so going from ~9500 pilots to ~11400?

That equates to ~20% growth in <14 months…

Where’s the koolaid to go with this graph???