Another new Vacancy bid

Reply Subscribe

Page 2 of 4

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

11-11-2023 | 09:54 AM

#11

list

On Reserve

Joined: Oct 2022

Posts: 38

Likes: 0

Thanks for the clarification of when new hires will be able to upgrade, as well as the timeline. Helpful if waiting for a certain % to pull the trigger, as the percentage currently shown won't be realized till it sounds like this summer. I also agree there will be upgrades to be had after these huge vacancies. I just believe they will be in much smaller amounts, and much more competitive sr. wise. But yeah, with retirements alone, and honestly people needing a break after 2 years of NB reserve there will still be consistent movement NB left seat.

11-11-2023 | 10:00 AM

#12

Hedley

Gets Weekends Off

Joined: Aug 2020

Posts: 2,657

Likes: 116

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoCats67

The re-growth of SFO and EWR are much more likely now, so the fear of nobody coming in behind you is greatly diminished.

I wonder if those who took bottom captain bids in IAH are starting to question their decision. They're not going to have people coming behind them for a while now.

11-11-2023 | 10:49 AM

#13

JTwift

Line Holder

Joined: Feb 2017

Posts: 1,631

Likes: 80

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hedley

I wonder if those who took bottom captain bids in IAH are starting to question their decision. They're not going to have people coming behind them for a while now.

if you live in Houston, enjoy the new reserve rules when they implement. If you commute, switch bases.

11-11-2023 | 02:14 PM

#14

Tesla S

On Reserve

Joined: May 2022

Posts: 123

Likes: 8

From: 756FO

Quote:

Originally Posted by E6-B

You act like retirements aren't going to continue accelerating. I think there will be plenty of opportunities to upgrade in the future. We may not be seeing a vacancy bid every month, but there will still be opportunities.

age 67 is going to pass whenever congress gets around to actually passing a budget. Probably not this year, and maybe they'll drag it out with CRs until the next election cycle. But at some point in the next 18 months age 67 will happen and the retirements will slow considerably for a couple of years.

11-11-2023 | 05:05 PM

#15

E6-B

Gets Weekends Off

Joined: Mar 2007

Posts: 147

Likes: 0

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tesla S

I'm still thinking it won't pass. But it's far from a garuntee. I mean, any number of things can happen in the future to gum up the works. But assuming we keep age 65, and we don't run into another catastrophe that brings the economy to a standstill I still think people will be able to upgrade somewhere. Though, I do agree that if you want to hold captain in IAH, on the NB and are fairly Jr. that ship may have sailed or be close to sailing.

11-11-2023 | 07:15 PM

#16

webecheck

Line Holder

Joined: Dec 2007

Posts: 670

Likes: 1

Quote:

Originally Posted by MasterOfPuppets

exactly this……and when the music finally stops there may not be furloughs or displacements but there may be years of only a handful of upgrades while people decades junior to you are CAs.

i would not recommend bypassing upgrade any longer if you have a desire to be a CA…..just my 2 cents. It’s time to get to the seat and base you want and ride out the chaos.

in most worlds you'd be correct, but in the world of "my airline went all in on PoS guppies", it's a no for me Dogg. I'll pass like so many senior to me. New hire who commutes to perma reserve because you're hardcore maga and refuses to move to California, enjoy your pay rate! Lol. I really want to upgrade though, totally willing to do it, I just cant go from my WB schedule to working 17 days a month flying a guppy and 3-4 legs every day. Give me a different airplane and 1 Hawaii or transcon leg per day, and I'm in there! If the airbus was etops and did Hawaii, I'd leave WB FO yesterday.