March Vacancy Bid Thread
02-07-2026 | 03:17 PM
#291
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the only drawback is that someone won’t have easier access to their summer home or jumping bases for personal benefit (VA bidding, premium chasing, etc).
I’d say people who’ve been involuntarily kicked out of their homes outweighs some guys’ desire to hit 300 tfp in July.
I’d say people who’ve been involuntarily kicked out of their homes outweighs some guys’ desire to hit 300 tfp in July.
Why are you blaming fellow pilots for something the company did to you?
Displacements suck…. We all get that.
You should be blaming the corporation that displaced 100 pilots per month, then purposely set the vacancy at zero so you can’t exercise your DRR.
We need contract language that forces the company to build DH lines and buy hotels for the duration of displacements. I bet if it cost them real money they would never have displaced you.
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02-07-2026 | 03:47 PM
#292
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Why are you blaming fellow pilots for something the company did to you?
Displacements suck…. We all get that.
You should be blaming the corporation that displaced 100 pilots per month, then purposely set the vacancy at zero so you can’t exercise your DRR.
We need contract language that forces the company to build DH lines and buy hotels for the duration of displacements. I bet if it cost them real money they would never have displaced you.
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Displacements suck…. We all get that.
You should be blaming the corporation that displaced 100 pilots per month, then purposely set the vacancy at zero so you can’t exercise your DRR.
We need contract language that forces the company to build DH lines and buy hotels for the duration of displacements. I bet if it cost them real money they would never have displaced you.
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02-07-2026 | 07:02 PM
#293
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I'd try and get MDW or AUS soon as you can. MCO is usually pretty full with the cruise/Disney crowd and sitting on the jumpseat for 4 hours sucks.
I'm a displaced DEN CA and I hear you on not moving. I'm not leaving either. If I was a new hire or had little seniority, I'd be applying to UAL. Never know what happens until you interview and get a CJO, but a CA buddy of mine there said they're hiring 2500 this year and talking about growing DEN by 1k people. If you want to stay here and ride it out, it may be a long, long time to be based at DEN and your seniority will stagnate once you get here compared to other bases since there will likely be little growth and your only movement will be upgrades.
You can prob get DEN right out of training at UAL and upgrade is less than 4 years. As of now it will take you almost 11 years to hold DEN, and almost 4 as a FO (most Sr FO base is DEN). Anything is subject to change in the future at either airline so your guess is as good as mine. That's just where things are right now though.
I'm a displaced DEN CA and I hear you on not moving. I'm not leaving either. If I was a new hire or had little seniority, I'd be applying to UAL. Never know what happens until you interview and get a CJO, but a CA buddy of mine there said they're hiring 2500 this year and talking about growing DEN by 1k people. If you want to stay here and ride it out, it may be a long, long time to be based at DEN and your seniority will stagnate once you get here compared to other bases since there will likely be little growth and your only movement will be upgrades.
You can prob get DEN right out of training at UAL and upgrade is less than 4 years. As of now it will take you almost 11 years to hold DEN, and almost 4 as a FO (most Sr FO base is DEN). Anything is subject to change in the future at either airline so your guess is as good as mine. That's just where things are right now though.
UA : “you need more TPIC”
I’m keeping my app updated but I’m not holding my breath. I’m at a certain regional that UA loves to meter. I have two buddies currently at AA that left and they still haven’t heard anything from UA. So I’m just gearing up for worst case scenario. I’d much rather commute to reserve here than spend another day as a junior regional captain.
02-07-2026 | 07:17 PM
#294
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U til you are sr and have waited to get what that seniority holds. Only to have it negotiated away. The rates where JR and the rest is swapull getting played. This stupid pilot group fell for it. I love seeing guys faces with the deer in the headlights look. After they finally realize JR hanging onto percentages what stupid. I agree that wording was poorly done and not by accident. This was the first time people have been displaced and had transcon commutes. But I digress. It wasn’t on the swapull survey sheet. The surveys we never see the results of. Also what they want. Maybe now more will see the farce SWApULL truly is.
We displaced people during Covid…just flew with a FO who’d been displaced for 18 mos and got the WARN letter. He wasn’t happy with the company either.
02-07-2026 | 07:22 PM
#296
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Why are you blaming fellow pilots for something the company did to you?
Displacements suck…. We all get that.
You should be blaming the corporation that displaced 100 pilots per month, then purposely set the vacancy at zero so you can’t exercise your DRR.
We need contract language that forces the company to build DH lines and buy hotels for the duration of displacements. I bet if it cost them real money they would never have displaced you.
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Displacements suck…. We all get that.
You should be blaming the corporation that displaced 100 pilots per month, then purposely set the vacancy at zero so you can’t exercise your DRR.
We need contract language that forces the company to build DH lines and buy hotels for the duration of displacements. I bet if it cost them real money they would never have displaced you.
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Big whiff by Swapa. Kinda like LOL…I didn’t know how bad ours was under the last CBA until people made a stink about it. There’s pilots here who don’t even know we have displaced pilots. Nobody seems to care until it affects them (or someone they know). I won’t vote Yes to any CBA that doesn’t fix it to make it cost prohibitive in the future
02-07-2026 | 07:31 PM
#298
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UA : “you need more TPIC”
I’m keeping my app updated but I’m not holding my breath. I’m at a certain regional that UA loves to meter. I have two buddies currently at AA that left and they still haven’t heard anything from UA. So I’m just gearing up for worst case scenario. I’d much rather commute to reserve here than spend another day as a junior regional captain.
I’m keeping my app updated but I’m not holding my breath. I’m at a certain regional that UA loves to meter. I have two buddies currently at AA that left and they still haven’t heard anything from UA. So I’m just gearing up for worst case scenario. I’d much rather commute to reserve here than spend another day as a junior regional captain.
There’s some rsv tricks to avoid sitting in a hotel/crashpad like proffering, release to check in, etc that you can ask about once you’re on line.
02-08-2026 | 03:07 AM
#299
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02-08-2026 | 04:33 AM
#300
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Dropping mil leave in the middle of a reserve block does not equal waiting until you are number one on the RCO with a trip that is going to get you assigned and calling out 5 minutes before open time close. That is what is happening repeatedly and by the same few people. It’s lining your own pockets by screwing your buddy. One of our more um…visible offenders is a certain cybertruck driving diet food pyramid scheme runner. He is unapologetic about it..
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