American interviews and class dates
06-24-2016, 05:27 PM
#4341
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I'm a early 2014 hire and am a middle secondary block holder right now. About 75 people senior to me bid reserve. In Sept the primary lines will be reduced by 25 for what that's worth. My trips are nearly all red eyes, though I am able to improve them. Not sure if that will be the case with this green, red, reddish system that I hear about. I honestly don't even know what that means. Right now if there is a better trip available when they get to me, I get it, and my red eye gets dropped.
In PBS parallel bidding, I didn't get a line, and my 5th layer was completely unconstrained and reshuffled. I think it's because most of the guys above me who intentionally bid reserve, didn't bother to parallel bid,and were awarded a line by default.
In PBS parallel bidding, I didn't get a line, and my 5th layer was completely unconstrained and reshuffled. I think it's because most of the guys above me who intentionally bid reserve, didn't bother to parallel bid,and were awarded a line by default.
06-25-2016, 02:13 PM
#4342
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I'm a early 2014 hire and am a middle secondary block holder right now. About 75 people senior to me bid reserve. In Sept the primary lines will be reduced by 25 for what that's worth. My trips are nearly all red eyes, though I am able to improve them. Not sure if that will be the case with this green, red, reddish system that I hear about. I honestly don't even know what that means. Right now if there is a better trip available when they get to me, I get it, and my red eye gets dropped.
In PBS parallel bidding, I didn't get a line, and my 5th layer was completely unconstrained and reshuffled. I think it's because most of the guys above me who intentionally bid reserve, didn't bother to parallel bid,and were awarded a line by default.
In PBS parallel bidding, I didn't get a line, and my 5th layer was completely unconstrained and reshuffled. I think it's because most of the guys above me who intentionally bid reserve, didn't bother to parallel bid,and were awarded a line by default.
I didn't think the system would automatically award anyone a line.... I think it goes down and just throws whatever on guys who don't specify..... And if the most junior guy wants a line and guys above him didn't bid, it certainly should throw them on reserve.
(I could be misunderstanding that, but how would the system even know they want lines? I would think unspecified=most undesirable= short call reserve.)
06-25-2016, 05:47 PM
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I think those colors are a way of showing coverage for certain days. Probably the red days will not allow for swaps.
I didn't think the system would automatically award anyone a line.... I think it goes down and just throws whatever on guys who don't specify..... And if the most junior guy wants a line and guys above him didn't bid, it certainly should throw them on reserve.
(I could be misunderstanding that, but how would the system even know they want lines? I would think unspecified=most undesirable= short call reserve.)
I didn't think the system would automatically award anyone a line.... I think it goes down and just throws whatever on guys who don't specify..... And if the most junior guy wants a line and guys above him didn't bid, it certainly should throw them on reserve.
(I could be misunderstanding that, but how would the system even know they want lines? I would think unspecified=most undesirable= short call reserve.)
06-26-2016, 04:51 AM
#4345
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06-26-2016, 05:02 AM
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06-26-2016, 12:11 PM
#4347
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I think those colors are a way of showing coverage for certain days. Probably the red days will not allow for swaps.
I didn't think the system would automatically award anyone a line.... I think it goes down and just throws whatever on guys who don't specify..... And if the most junior guy wants a line and guys above him didn't bid, it certainly should throw them on reserve.
(I could be misunderstanding that, but how would the system even know they want lines? I would think unspecified=most undesirable= short call reserve.)
I didn't think the system would automatically award anyone a line.... I think it goes down and just throws whatever on guys who don't specify..... And if the most junior guy wants a line and guys above him didn't bid, it certainly should throw them on reserve.
(I could be misunderstanding that, but how would the system even know they want lines? I would think unspecified=most undesirable= short call reserve.)
Anybody can ask for reserve line though and if enough senior pilots ask for reserve then you can be forced into a line even as a junior guy which can happen during busy months on international especially.
06-27-2016, 07:49 PM
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