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01-15-2025 | 05:45 AM
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So I'm about to start soon and wondering how the seat locks work. I know there's a 2 year lock if you initially get WB. What about if you initially get the 320 or 737, could you in theory bid out of it whenever you can hold a WB slot? Is 757/767 considered WB? Or would you have to wait the 2 years to bid out of the 320 to the 75/76? Is there also a lock from going 320 to 737? Thanks!
Also, just so you're aware, WB FO (and everything else) has gone much more senior lately, so this probably won't really be a concern or limiting factor for you, at least for a while.
01-15-2025 | 05:59 AM
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So I'm about to start soon and wondering how the seat locks work. I know there's a 2 year lock if you initially get WB. What about if you initially get the 320 or 737, could you in theory bid out of it whenever you can hold a WB slot? Is 757/767 considered WB? Or would you have to wait the 2 years to bid out of the 320 to the 75/76? Is there also a lock from going 320 to 737? Thanks!
01-15-2025 | 06:04 AM
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01-15-2025 | 10:59 AM
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From: Aircraft & Seat: old & hard
So I'm about to start soon and wondering how the seat locks work. I know there's a 2 year lock if you initially get WB. What about if you initially get the 320 or 737, could you in theory bid out of it whenever you can hold a WB slot? Is 757/767 considered WB? Or would you have to wait the 2 years to bid out of the 320 to the 75/76? Is there also a lock from going 320 to 737? Thanks!
01-15-2025 | 12:14 PM
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There is an equipment lock as well if you lateral. 3 years in base or 2 years out of base. If for some reason you went 737 FO to a320 fo, 3 years only thing you could do would be upgrade on the bus.
01-15-2025 | 01:25 PM
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Pretty senior but that's kind of irrelevant.
Vacancies come in two flavors
1) company posts 10/20/100 positions on the 756
2) company posts positions on other fleets and 1/2/3 756 pilots happen to bid out
Situation 1 goes junior, sometimes very junior
Situation 2 goes senior, sometime very senior. 1 open 756 slot and a guy who has been here 22 years happens to want it.
Situation 2 has been the norm recently. You're not gonna have to wait 22 years, but it's hard to say how soon the company will post significant 756FO vacancies. Could be a few years.
Vacancies come in two flavors
1) company posts 10/20/100 positions on the 756
2) company posts positions on other fleets and 1/2/3 756 pilots happen to bid out
Situation 1 goes junior, sometimes very junior
Situation 2 goes senior, sometime very senior. 1 open 756 slot and a guy who has been here 22 years happens to want it.
Situation 2 has been the norm recently. You're not gonna have to wait 22 years, but it's hard to say how soon the company will post significant 756FO vacancies. Could be a few years.
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