Question for the CAL guys
 

Us L-UAL pilots still can't access CCS. We can log in, but every link just redirects us back to Flying Together and the UAL resources.

With CCS does your number and percentage get updated every month? Every six months? At UAL we get a new number every July that we carry through the year. We also can't see percentage.

Anyone have an idea when we will all show up on the same system?

Anyone know how the next vacancy bid is going to be done since we are not all on the same system yet?

What are these Continental pilots of which you speak?

Nobody knows doodoo around here. We'll be lucky if Lee Moak doesn't find some reason to withold the second tranche. If history serves as any indication, the technical issues surrounding this will stymie our NASA scientists for the better part of a year.

Excellent questions!!! I am wondering the same myself. (U-hire on the 737 - IAH).

BFD

For monthly bidding your BES number is updated...and I believe your system number is as well. Not sure about the other questions...only been here a year or so.

Yes, we are shown our percentage on our PBS screen every month when bidding opens up. No idea when you guys will be able to see the same.

I would guess the next vacancy bid would be in Feb '14, but they can take their time with that. :D

From this day on there are no more L designations. We are one pilot group and must act as one to challenge the real enemy. Let's make United again the "Friendly Skies" airline.

I would expect the new seniority positions will be loaded into CCS for all pilots flying at LCAL in time for the October bid cycle, which starts next week. Otherwise the October award will not be in seniority order and it would a heck of a grievance issue.

Given the retirement schedule for 757s, the delivery schedule for 737s, the effective cancellation of untrained bids from 14-02A, and the Age 65 retirement schedule, I'd be willing to lay good odds that we see a bid long before February 2014. Seems more likely to me that November or December of this year will be the time frame for the next bid and that dovetails nicely with the planned introduction of Sabre flight planning on the LCAL 777 fleet which is planned for October 15th.

Your percentage is shown in a number of different ways. I am not sure what will survive with the switch to your staffing system.

Once place it shows is in your individual % in base each month for PBS. As far as your percentage overall or to guesstimate it in other bases, our staffing page shows whatever you select at the top so you can see staffing in relation to your base, your airplane or the entire company. Of course the percentage would have to be calculated manually but its easy to do. This is updated monthly.

Any other ccs questions, please dont be afraid to ask, it is a pretty good system once you get the hang of it

It does seem like a good system. It lacks mostly in info how to fill out various different screens. You have to have the right codes to put in each box.

That is the bad news. The good news it remembers what you entered last. That means if you are checking for open time, you don't have to type everything in every time.

Well, that didn't take long.

Except I'm still getting redirected to Flying Together. So its updated for some of us, (I didn't use the L word).

When I select some of the options it logs me out.

Looks like they're loading the newly arranged seniority list for those flying on the LCAL side in CCS, Reports, Staffing, in prep for the October bid month. It will bring up the August staffing but the September (current) bid month just comes up with a "No Records Found." It was there before for the Sept PBS bid.

Flight Operations
Sep 07

On the evening of September 6th, we loaded the integrated seniority list into PBS.

The only impact for L-CAL Captains will be the change to the displayed System Seniority number.

Many L-CAL First Officers in the 737 & 756 Bases will see changes displayed not just on their System Seniority number but their Base Seniority number and percentage. This is a result of re-ordering the over 600 legacy United Pilots who were previously hired to fly for legacy Continental. Pilots should check back before PBS closes for changes to their Base seniority and G-line and carefully consider their bidding strategy in light of these changes.

PBS will process bid awards normally using your adjusted seniority number.

On Monday, September 9th, the October staffing adjusted to reflect the ISL will be available under the Reports menu in CCS. Thank you for your patience as we integrate this significant change into our system as rapidly as possible.

Should you have questions or concerns, please direct them to your Chief Pilot Office.

How are we going to bid on the vacancy bid this month? Through CCS? Can't access it except for messages.

Yes, that is all part of our evil plan, muhahahaha.

JK, when you get to the bidding screen, just hit ctrl f4 to bid.

Enjoy!

Just let me know what you Sen. # is. I'll bid for you!! It's the least I can do!!:rolleyes:

They eliminated the standing bid page according to the help page. So, how do I adjust my base preference?

According to the latest message from Artarian, there will be an all new system in place next week.

The company wants and needs a new bid to come out soon. This is what they have been waiting for and want to start utilizing one pilot group. Example...we've got to get the north guys spooled up on the south processes in regards to the 737 for SFO of they want to mix people by 4th qtr. These guys/gals have to train in a few months for this to happen. Training is going to be the limiting factor for widget making machine. New hires, retirements, people bidding new equip and positions with possible displacements will have TK and IAH at max capacity (already there now) for a long time. If the company isn't careful with parking the 752 and other plans we will be like Delta and spending a ton on needless training over the next 2-4 years. Training isn't much fun if you don't want to be there.

PBS bid page is back to ISL number. Still no October staffing update.

October staffing is posted using ISL. IAH FO goes from 50% to 11%. Should be able to get holidays off with that.