New Hire Class Drops
01-27-2022, 11:01 AM
#1402
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Aug 2017
Posts: 147
yes, after 1 year you may be awarded an aircraft other than your current one if it is required to change bases.
Example 1) If you get the 7ER NYC and want SLC, after a year you can change to any plane in SLC
example 2) if you get NYC 7ER and after a year still can’t hold SEA7ER, you can change to 220 or 73N to get SEA
In both of the above scenarios you would carry forward the remaining balance of your current seat lock to your new category in addition to your new 2 year seat lock.
Example 1) If you get the 7ER NYC and want SLC, after a year you can change to any plane in SLC
example 2) if you get NYC 7ER and after a year still can’t hold SEA7ER, you can change to 220 or 73N to get SEA
In both of the above scenarios you would carry forward the remaining balance of your current seat lock to your new category in addition to your new 2 year seat lock.
01-27-2022, 11:11 AM
#1403
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Joined APC: Apr 2006
Position: Slingin' Gear and Drinkin' Beer
Posts: 595
”An entry level pilot will incur a 24-month category freeze.
Exception: A pilot who is in the last 12 months of such category freeze may be awarded an AE or VD to another base for which qualification training is required if he is unable to be awarded an AE or VD to such base in his current position in a given posting. In such event, the balance of his existing category freeze will be added to the category freeze resulting from the new position award.”
They give a few examples, but basically it’s only a 1 year freeze if you want to switch bases/airplane. But then it’ll be a 3 year lock at the new place.
01-27-2022, 11:14 AM
#1404
Roll’n Thunder
Joined APC: Oct 2009
Position: Pilot
Posts: 3,836
It’s 2 years + whatever remains from your new hire seat lock. The exceptions to this where you can break a seat lock without adding it onto your new seat lock are when you bid your first CA seat or if the company opens up a brand new category (BOS 320 for example) and you bid to it when it first opens.
01-27-2022, 11:20 AM
#1405
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Joined APC: Sep 2015
Position: UNA
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It’s 2 years + whatever remains from your new hire seat lock. The exceptions to this where you can break a seat lock without adding it onto your new seat lock are when you bid your first CA seat or if the company opens up a brand new category (BOS 320 for example) and you bid to it when it first opens.
22.G.6
01-27-2022, 11:23 AM
#1406
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Joined APC: Sep 2015
Position: UNA
Posts: 4,636
you can also break any seat lock to take your first upgrade at DL and if they open a new category.
01-28-2022, 06:43 AM
#1410
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