Seniority and DOH for CAL EQUIPMENT SYSTEM BID

[CAL EWR B737]

Densoo,


I know for a fact there is a fairly big list of guys ready to go if a certain someone says it's time. Incidentally, the company also knows this and they are not very happy with this certain someone.

So who is this certain someone?

 

[densoo]

Densoo,

If you just miss it by a few numbers there is a pretty good chance you will make it in the next year via adjustment bid. They can actually do one of these any month they want and with the amount of guys watching the GATT rate, ready to pull the plug if their financial planner says to, there could be some guys leaving suddenly. I think you need to be gone by November 1st to lock in the current GATT rate, but I'm not positive.

I know for a fact there is a fairly big list of guys ready to go if a certain someone says it's time. Incidentally, the company also knows this and they are not very happy with this certain someone.

You think the next bid will include 787 base?

or non-retiring pilots due to age 65 rule going into effect no later than Jan 09?

 

[flatspin7]

You think the next bid will include 787 base?

or non-retiring pilots due to age 65 rule going into effect no later than Jan 09?

From what I understand there will be no 787 base at CAL... aparently the FAA has bitten off on a common type rating with the 777. (Im not sure how)

 

[thor2j]

From what I understand there will be no 787 base at CAL... aparently the FAA has bitten off on a common type rating with the 777. (Im not sure how)

Once again rumor, but I talked to someone at Boeing and they said "no way in Hell" are they going to let it be a common type. Way to much work for them with no incentive. He said the planeis sold out for 10 years, why trouble ourselves with that. The 767 was common typed to help with sale (especially the -400).

 

[CAL EWR B737]

Rumor or whatever you want to call it but that is exactly what Dave Lynn VP of Flight Standards and Training told me personally a few months ago.

 

[densoo]

Rumor or whatever you want to call it but that is exactly what Dave Lynn VP of Flight Standards and Training told me personally a few months ago.

Exactly which?

Common type? or "no way in hell"?

 

[CAL EWR B737]

When I went through 756 training in May I talked with Dave for a good half hour. He stated then that the 787/777 would be one sub base. Maybe it has changed since that time but that is what he said and it wasn't a rumor I heard it first hand.

 

[BID]

Did you say sub base? Like LAX sub base! Don't be messin with my dream man.

 

[zonker]

Rumor or whatever you want to call it but that is exactly what Dave Lynn VP of Flight Standards and Training told me personally a few months ago.

Yea well Dave Lynn told our requal class last year that we "probably wouldn't get type-rated" in the 757/767 because we were first officers. I thought that was an odd comment from the Director of Training. Especially since 1) it was totally false 2) he should know better and 3) every one else in the room immediately knew he had no idea what he was talking about since obviously everyone in the right seat has to be IRO qualified.

So I'd take whatever Dave Lynn says with 2 grains of salt.

 

[ToThePain]

From what I understand there will be no 787 base at CAL... aparently the FAA has bitten off on a common type rating with the 777. (Im not sure how)

If you make the 737(300) the same type as the 737(900) then you can make anything a common type.