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Originally Posted by SoCalAprch  What do you mean about the green on green thing? I think we have a waiver at CHQ.
It is fine if they hold slots for IOE but if they don't get filled they should be put into open time so line holders can have first dibs at them. Reserve isn't knowing you have a 4 day 2 weeks in advance. Thats a built up line. I hate to say it but reserve is the "Good Morning, we have a trip for you..." phone call. Not "Hi, we built up your schedule and you have a 4 day in 2 weeks then a 3 day a couple days after that..." Its a flawed system. But we shouldn't be arguing about our trip trading and reserve systems when some of our brothers at Republic are being displaced from their homes. Maybe I will just always commute, that way if and when I get displaced it won't be that big of a deal...  |
I agree about the arguing...but someone on the Internet was wrong!!!!!!!!!!
...but we on the RAH side do not have that waiver that allows a green/green crew. Apparently we used to have it, but according to scheduling and the check airmen I've flown with, we no longer have it.
Involving the open time issue...here's the front page of PBS when I log in:
""CMH RW7 First Officers
At this time we are anticipating the need to with hold time for IOE. At this time we do not recommend that First Officers only bid for specific trips or to fly with the IOE Checkairmen. We may be withholding some of the pairings that are awarded to IOE Captains and later assign those to be used for IOE""
I've used open time, there's still plenty out there, we just won't be able to benefit from it much until our reserve availability gets built up. I've traded 2 trips for May out of open time.