Shrinking DCA base
02-06-2024, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by khergan
It was 283 positions in 2404V and now is 265 positions. That is shrinking.
It just won’t be backfilled, often that means it just stays the same, at least that’s how it’s been in ORD on some fleets
02-06-2024, 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by CLazarus
And yeah, similar things are happening at some other bases such a SFO - trying to grow to 250 737 CAs this bid. And yet, there are only 117 SFO 737 FOs to start this bid and no SFO 737 FO vacancies. That imbalance is clearly going to be filled with new hires.
02-06-2024, 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by khergan
I wish they'd post a Flight Ops briefing on what their intent is for each of the bases so we all had a better idea of what's actually going on.
02-06-2024, 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by khergan
It was 283 positions in 2404V and now is 265 positions. That is shrinking.
they also do this to limit backfills. Like someone said, look at CA vacancies
02-06-2024, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by khergan
It was 283 positions in 2404V and now is 265 positions. That is shrinking.
02-06-2024, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by khergan
It was 283 positions in 2404V and now is 265 positions. That is shrinking.
02-06-2024, 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by CLazarus
Don't get tunnel vision on FO slots. Looking at CA slots is more instructive, DCA 737 CA holding steady at 301 this bid (vs 283 at the start of the last bid). Filling CA slots is tough right now, but the CO can easily send new hires to DCA 737 FO out of indoc. And yeah, similar things are happening at some other bases such a SFO - trying to grow to 250 737 CAs this bid. And yet, there are only 117 SFO 737 FOs to start this bid and no SFO 737 FO vacancies. That imbalance is clearly going to be filled with new hires.
In SFO for instance, they know they will end up with a bunch of unfilled 737 Cap assignments , but they don't need to advertise the 737 FO assignments yet. This is because they will assign all the unfilled Captain assignments to New Hires that will end up being 737 FOs for the next year. When all of those folks become eligible to actually go to 737 Captain school (or actually slightly before) you will see a bunch of new hires getting 737 FO assignments in SFO to replace the upgrading pilots
02-06-2024, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by khergan
It was 283 positions in 2404V and now is 265 positions. That is shrinking.
If you haven’t been here long just relax as someone mentioned above they will post 50+ vacancies for DC when they are ready.
02-06-2024, 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by GoCats67
Captain slots definitely tell the story in the longer term right now.
In SFO for instance, they know they will end up with a bunch of unfilled 737 Cap assignments , but they don't need to advertise the 737 FO assignments yet. This is because they will assign all the unfilled Captain assignments to New Hires that will end up being 737 FOs for the next year. When all of those folks become eligible to actually go to 737 Captain school (or actually slightly before) you will see a bunch of new hires getting 737 FO assignments in SFO to replace the upgrading pilots
In SFO for instance, they know they will end up with a bunch of unfilled 737 Cap assignments , but they don't need to advertise the 737 FO assignments yet. This is because they will assign all the unfilled Captain assignments to New Hires that will end up being 737 FOs for the next year. When all of those folks become eligible to actually go to 737 Captain school (or actually slightly before) you will see a bunch of new hires getting 737 FO assignments in SFO to replace the upgrading pilots
02-06-2024, 09:38 PM
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If you haven’t been here long just relax as someone mentioned above they will post 50+ vacancies for DC when they are ready.[/QU
Ok, trying to Relax, I got lost in the matrix but thanks for summing this up in pilot terms!
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Ok, trying to Relax, I got lost in the matrix but thanks for summing this up in pilot terms!
In Unity...
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