Vacancy Bid 1404V
11-28-2013 | 02:15 PM
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It was the company's last gasp to reward their favorite pilot group for all the waiving of the contract that they did in the past, and helping them break the union in 83-84.
11-28-2013 | 02:18 PM
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11-28-2013 | 02:51 PM
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Pilot,
Its not because we waived the contract and we are all scabs. Its because we are better pilots. Seriously, we don't have to sit down and pre brief our flight from IAH-DEN for 2.5 hours on the first leg like you guys do.
I kid, I kid, to everyone else, who isn't a complete tool, our management team (read lead by a CAL guy) are fools. They didn't favor anybody, they just hit the cheapest button. Whatever that algorithm said is what they do. To believe anything else is just plain stupid.
Its not because we waived the contract and we are all scabs. Its because we are better pilots. Seriously, we don't have to sit down and pre brief our flight from IAH-DEN for 2.5 hours on the first leg like you guys do.
I kid, I kid, to everyone else, who isn't a complete tool, our management team (read lead by a CAL guy) are fools. They didn't favor anybody, they just hit the cheapest button. Whatever that algorithm said is what they do. To believe anything else is just plain stupid.
11-28-2013 | 03:13 PM
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Because we are shrinking through attrition.
For every 3 pilots that retire, we are only replacing maybe 2 of those right now.
Look on the vacancy bids, we might be hiring like crazy, but that's just because retirements are happening like crazy.
Those "synergies" that were touted hard during the merger are starting to show themselves.
After SLI, it doesn't matter which side you were on, there will be stagnation just due to merger "synergies" alone.
Hopefully, the movement will make most of that stagnation less noticeable, but both sides would be moving at an even quicker race if it weren't for the synergies.
The airline can be staffed right now with about 9600 pilots per the "Min" number on the latest vacancy bid. It shows we have about 10200 (active) on property (more on the list obviously, but many are on Militar LOA or medical leave, but unless we start getting more 787s before we retire those 757s and 767s, I don't see any growth coming. All airline growth is basically going to be conceded to ME carriers according to the latest Boeing orders.
For every 3 pilots that retire, we are only replacing maybe 2 of those right now.
Look on the vacancy bids, we might be hiring like crazy, but that's just because retirements are happening like crazy.
Those "synergies" that were touted hard during the merger are starting to show themselves.
After SLI, it doesn't matter which side you were on, there will be stagnation just due to merger "synergies" alone.
Hopefully, the movement will make most of that stagnation less noticeable, but both sides would be moving at an even quicker race if it weren't for the synergies.
The airline can be staffed right now with about 9600 pilots per the "Min" number on the latest vacancy bid. It shows we have about 10200 (active) on property (more on the list obviously, but many are on Militar LOA or medical leave, but unless we start getting more 787s before we retire those 757s and 767s, I don't see any growth coming. All airline growth is basically going to be conceded to ME carriers according to the latest Boeing orders.
The reason you see many more FO vacancies to CA vacancies is for two reasons. First CA bids create many more secondary bids. Just look at the results of 14-03v. It had plenty of secondaries for CAs. That bid had roughly 70 awards. Granted most are people moving around but that was to be expected for the first year after the SLI was done. The second reason you see many FO bid is that they can canncel the unfilled ones if wanted. Just look at EWR guppy it has 50 slots yet the total is less that the 525 that was to be in 14-03v.
11-28-2013 | 03:15 PM
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Briefing is an FAA REQUIREMENT.
We discuss weather, security, route, deferred items, fuel, etc.
I guess you just "wing it".
11-28-2013 | 03:36 PM
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He didn't say he didn't brief. He doesn't brief for 2.5 hours.
11-28-2013 | 04:06 PM
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Neither do we. We meet one hour prior to the 1st flight of the trip and then 45 minutes prior to each leg. Yes I know the black side just shows up at the jet. I've been told that's so the FOs can spend as little time with the scabs as possible.
11-28-2013 | 05:34 PM
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TDY opportunities recently announced,
L-CAL positions
5 x 787FO - From IAH to LAX
5 x 737CA - From IAH to GUM
2 x 737CA - From DEN to GUM
4 x 737CA - From EWR to GUM
3 x 737FO - From IAH to GUM
2 x 737FO - From DEN to GUM
L-UAL positions
3 x 747CA - From SFO to LAX
2 x 747FO - From SFO to LAX
3 x 777CA - From DCA to ORD
6 x 777CA - From SFO to ORD
2 x 777CA - From SFO to SEA
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11-28-2013 | 05:39 PM
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There has to be a Jay Pierce connection somewhere to your current complaining. Maybe he is working in manpower.
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