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12-10-2018 | 07:36 PM

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crflyer

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Originally Posted by Andy

Lateral to a base where you can get a line. Near the west coast, SFO. Near the east coast, EWR. At least you'd know your schedule every month and could trip trade.

Trip trading, what’s that? Every single day has been below sked’s made-up min coverage levels in December.

12-10-2018 | 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by crflyer

Trip trading, what’s that? Every single day has been below sked’s made-up min coverage levels in December.

Exactly! SFO 756 FO is nearly impossible to trade anything unless it’s the exact same days.

12-10-2018 | 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Andy

Lateral to a base where you can get a line. Near the west coast, SFO. Near the east coast, EWR. At least you'd know your schedule every month and could trip trade.

I am at EWR.

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12-11-2018 | 01:49 AM

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Andy

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Originally Posted by tinygiant

I am at EWR.

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You have 2 yrs' seniority and can't hold a line as a 737 FO? How is that possible? (I'm west coast based, but I would expect Sewark to be very junior in most equip/seats). The junior lineholding EWR 737 FO in Dec was seniority number 12414. Once you get to 12100, it looks like it'd be hard to not get a line. What are you asking for that you can't get a line? That's your problem - you're bidding for the unpossible.
That's kind of like me asking why I'm not getting awarded 787CA - I have it listed for any domicile at 100% on my vacancy bid.

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12-11-2018 | 02:01 AM

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Andy

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Originally Posted by crflyer

Trip trading, what’s that? Every single day has been below sked’s made-up min coverage levels in December.

I've also feel your pain. I've been trying to drop my 4 day 23-26 Dec with no luck. I'm shocked that it hasn't gone through.

12-11-2018 | 03:47 AM

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I've also feel your pain. I've been trying to drop my 4 day 23-26 Dec with no luck. I'm shocked that it hasn't gone through.

If you were a DCA 756 FO it would.

12-11-2018 | 04:15 AM

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If you were a DCA 756 FO it would.

That's incredible. I looked it up and I could have dropped my Dec schedule down to zero (if that was in effect) as a DCA 756 FO. It's a +5 on reserves on Christmas Day.

12-11-2018 | 06:00 AM

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That's incredible. I looked it up and I could have dropped my Dec schedule down to zero (if that was in effect) as a DCA 756 FO. It's a +5 on reserves on Christmas Day.

It’s a bit different in the summer.

12-11-2018 | 06:17 AM

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3,2,1 before someone chimes in and says “reserve is a choice” 🔪⚰️

12-11-2018 | 10:54 AM

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Spicy McHaggis

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Originally Posted by rightside02

3,2,1 before someone chimes in and says “reserve is a choice” 🔪⚰️

Sometimes it is. Doesn't mean it doesn't need to be improved, though. Would love to have work rules in place that actually made it somewhat senior. I'm hoping to see such things in whatever TA we get.

That being said, a buddy of mine bid NBCA at 100% and sat at the bottom of the BES for a couple of years *****ing about being at the bottom of the BES the whole time. What the hell did he think would happen when he's bidding a position that 8500 people ahead of him are avoiding?