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09-29-2022, 10:40 AM
#1644
Furloughed Again?!
Joined APC: Aug 2007
Position: Boeing 737
Posts: 4,804
Anybody know how to use the individual vacancy view on the SWAPA site? Trying to determine how valuable that information is because it looks like it only shows you what people have as their first choice - which is kind of irrelevant as people senior to you pass through domiciles on their way to where they want to be. Also doesn’t take contingency bids into account. I’m just not seeing the value of that table unless I’m misreading it somehow.
09-29-2022, 11:30 AM
#1646
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2013
Posts: 3,665
SWAPA SRC got back to me.
Summary - there's no way to tell and the call from planning is your first indication of your award and when you are going to training.
So yes, you can bid into what you think is a lance spot, not know for 3 days, then find out you are going to training in a week or a month depending on when they can fit you in. Then someone can bid into your spot the next month and you won't go to training at all if you are the last lance in your base.
Apparently there isn't currently a better way. She said they are working on the process for the next contract, but I highly doubt Lance will survive intact into the next CBA.
Summary - there's no way to tell and the call from planning is your first indication of your award and when you are going to training.
So yes, you can bid into what you think is a lance spot, not know for 3 days, then find out you are going to training in a week or a month depending on when they can fit you in. Then someone can bid into your spot the next month and you won't go to training at all if you are the last lance in your base.
Apparently there isn't currently a better way. She said they are working on the process for the next contract, but I highly doubt Lance will survive intact into the next CBA.
09-29-2022, 11:35 AM
#1647
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2013
Posts: 3,665
Anybody know how to use the individual vacancy view on the SWAPA site? Trying to determine how valuable that information is because it looks like it only shows you what people have as their first choice - which is kind of irrelevant as people senior to you pass through domiciles on their way to where they want to be. Also doesn’t take contingency bids into account. I’m just not seeing the value of that table unless I’m misreading it somehow.
I think that whole report sucks. It's very misleading. Who cares about first choices?
09-29-2022, 06:20 PM
#1648
At your mom's house
Joined APC: Jun 2008
Position: cpt 737
Posts: 2,797
Has the company started adding more lance cpt? I ask because it seems based on the report that the lance allowed and filled are not even close.
btw I'm a 2016 hire and could've lanced in lax in Aug. Not anymore tho.
I'm not based in lax just saw that on the report
btw I'm a 2016 hire and could've lanced in lax in Aug. Not anymore tho.
I'm not based in lax just saw that on the report
09-29-2022, 09:18 PM
#1649
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2015
Posts: 134
West coast and I am opted in for Lance. I’m not in the 50/10% so when I got the email it triggered lots of questions, not all which were answered. I’m still far from it unless a lot more by-passers but unless there’s another once in a lifetime event I’m thinking from end of next summer to end of the year my seniority should have a crack at upgrade. Past performance isn’t indicative of future results…yada yada yada. Safe flying everyone.
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