Roberto

My guessing is based upon a total of 57 Classic displacements (not counting those that are back-seat only) and about 30 ANC 747 FO vacancies.

After all the bloodletting from the Displacement bid, it seems to me that ultimately the 30 ANC FO seats will be filled and 27 FO's will go to DC8 SO's. Does that sound correct?

In the System Bid 08-103 thread I posted a couple lists that show where all the junior people are, which should help some. If the Vacancy Realignment Bid comes out June 16, it will close June 30. The Displacement Bid will then open and close 2 weeks later, July 14. That will be the award of interest. I don't think the results of the Vacancy bid will count for much, as the Displacement bid will preempt most, if not all, of those awards....

Charlie Murphy

Heeeee's Baaaaaaaack. Thanks for the interesting info. What the over/under on the number of posts before you start flaming?

MD11

I believe we are currently at 34 flying. We want to go to 48. We have been picking parts from the ROW birds like crazy. Not sure how they are going to bring them back to service.

FliFast

Roberto,

Are any of the Classic displacements, Flight engineers, that in your opinion might go to the DC8 F/E position.

The reason I ask, some of the displace-ers are having a hard time in transition/upgrade training due to glass FMS issues.

Just asking...

FIT59

Is that a fact? How do you know this?

Did you move into your igloo yet?

⌐ AV8OR WANNABE

Here's a crashpad in ANC... Flifast is that you?

Roberto

There are 18 Classic FE's on the System Bid 08-102 Reference Seniority List. Five of those can upgrade; the remaining 13 will go to the DC8 FE or retire.

Roberto

I also saw 34 as the number on a Maintenance planning list a week ago. The list also showed 5 more going to ROW this month, and another in July, which would bring the total down to 28.

That was before the DHL announcement. I'll check the list again Wednesday to see if it has changed. I don't know how accurate or up-to-date this list is, but it does identify the planes by tail number and date scheduled for storage, and it has been accurate on ROW inputs that occurred earlier this year.

FliFast

MC,

That is a fact ! From a couple sources: pilots flying sim support and those that teach there.


And yes I did move into my igloo near midtown ANC. And yes, that's a picture of me after my ex-wife said to me, "Why don't you go outside, the polar bears make great playmates.

I miss her like a rash.

FF

ps. Thanks Roberto for the info.

ERJ Jay

Roberto you seem to be a man in the know so here's some questions in regards to timing of this system bid and possible training slots:

1) How long, generally, does it take to get guys awarded a position into the schoolhouse?
2) How long, generally, does it take to get everyone trained on a given system bid.
3) If, hypothetically, there were original vacancies left after the displacement bid, what do you think the time frame would be for the schoolhouse to start calling people in from the pool.

While this may seem overly optimistic, I was wondering what time frame you would see someone from the pool going to the schoolhouse if there were still original vacancies left after the up coming displacement bid. Any ideas would be appreciated.

The reason I ask is there is an opportunity to sign a six month contract with a contracting service in the event that I get furloughed from my present employer and I would hate to have signed that contract in September only to be offered a class at UPS in October. I know, overly optimistic, but I can dream right :-).