gettinbumped

Can anyone decipher the following code:

SA0X-11 on employee res?

Flight is a United flight, now being flown by CAL metal. I see the usual suspects commuting. The one at the top is a vacation pass, then there is this SA0X-11, which is a 2011 hire, followed by a bunch of standard passes SA1P-87 etc.

I thought perhaps the SA0X was a CAL employee, therefore ahead of the UAL employees as its CAL metal, but a search showed its not.

I suspect this is a United Express employee that is being bumped to the top by the glitch where they list outbound on Express and the return on mainline and they end up ahead of us on mainline metal. I want to file an FDR (or whatever the form is) with ALPA, but want to make sure that is whats happening before I do.

Tried to pull up the boarding priority document, but it says "no file".

Thanks!

G5inmind

It means Stand By, 0 is highest priority and X is Regional carrier(eXpress jet)

G5inmind

Oh and to shed more light on the situation. They (ALPA) sent an email saying they were fixing the problem with switching to a mainline flight and going over other people. So I think it is all getting sorted out.

gettinbumped

Thanks for the info. Hmmm..... Well he's above about 15 UAL guys on the list so hasn't been fixed yet. I'll go file my report.

Pilotbiffster

Honestly , time to turn off the jump seat for UAX if they're going to keep exploiting a glitch in the system.

PerpetualFlyer

Seriously? How about its honestly not exploiting a glitch in the system, but we just happen to list outbound on our own metal, but then the return flight is on mainline and due to NO FAULT OF OUR OWN, our priority is messed up. Stop being so paranoid and thinking all regional guys are out to get you.

Pilotbiffster

How about stepping forward when a glitch in the system puts you at the top of the SA list and telling the CSR that you should board after all the mainline SA's ?

HSLD

An SA showing up at the gate knows that how?

gettinbumped

While I agree that Jumpseat threats are not the way to go, it should be noted that a few years back there was a computer glitch where a few UAL pilots were put ahead of UAX pilots for the Jumpseat on UAX airplanes. For about a month I had to endure constant threats by Skywest pilots that they would not take me until we got it fixed.... Like we had any control over UAL's computer system. There were documents I was presented outlining the threat of no UAL pilots on UAX jumpseats. My standard response was "Dont take me to work, I don't care. But how do you think it's going to go for you when I don't make a trip because I was denied a Jumpseat on an airplane my company paid to have you operate?"

I remember these things.

gettinbumped

Seeing that they are ahead of SA1's with much greater seniority.