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09-03-2018 | 07:41 PM
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Thanks for the replies and education....guess I was seriously analyzing the wrong documents and not smart enough to dissect the data.
We shall see after the next vacancy bid or two....maybe I'll see a NB CA upgrade before WB FO, but based on Junior FO BES document, there is about 1000 seniority numbers difference between the 2. That was what my original question was predicated on.
We shall see after the next vacancy bid or two....maybe I'll see a NB CA upgrade before WB FO, but based on Junior FO BES document, there is about 1000 seniority numbers difference between the 2. That was what my original question was predicated on.
09-03-2018 | 07:51 PM
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09-03-2018 | 07:56 PM
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Been at United for over four years and I can’t get within 2000 numbers of SFO 777 or Sparkie. I even have junior pilots in both categories. Gonna be a while!!! Many of the pilots that took upgrade a couple of years ago on the Guppy or Fifi. They’re all going back to the wide bodies because the domestic system is so jacked up.
09-03-2018 | 08:44 PM
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But who knows? We have a huge number of planes due to show up on the ramp next year and plenty of the most senior guys headed out the door. Bid what you want and enjoy the increasing seniority in your current BES in the meantime.
09-04-2018 | 02:34 AM
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I don’t know your age, financial situation, etc, but being senior on a NB is another option. I’ve gone that path with no regrets. I get to live where I want, work when I want, and still make what I think is good money. I get to pick my vacations, and more importantly, my kids know that I’ll be home every holiday and major event. This is just a job. If you can financially swing it don’t chase the flying. The important things in life are at home and not at work.
09-04-2018 | 03:47 AM
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I’ve been here almost 11 years and can’t hold wide body FO (or narrowbody captain) at any base anywhere in the system. There was a small window about 3 years ago where I could have held wide body FO but there have been no vacancies I could hold for some time now.
09-04-2018 | 04:32 AM
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True statement...you must be right around 9900 seniority. There was a narrow window of opportunity where the 777 went very junior. My sim partner was just finishing his second year. I don’t think there have been any vacancies that have have gone junior since those two bids in early 2016.
09-04-2018 | 06:49 AM
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True statement...you must be right around 9900 seniority. There was a narrow window of opportunity where the 777 went very junior. My sim partner was just finishing his second year. I don’t think there have been any vacancies that have have gone junior since those two bids in early 2016.
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09-04-2018 | 07:29 AM
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