ASA IAD base confirmed: Senior?

[sunlitpath]

The cost of living in the Washington DC area is about 40% higher than Atlanta. So it's basically bidding for a pay cut...

 

[777forever]

The first vacancy bid for IAD may go junior, due to commuting nightmares in Washington DC Airports. Super Seniority/Bypass will not be used, and is not allowed when awarding positions in a different domicile, per section 24.G.7b, and Definitions section on page 13 of the current contract. The restriction of "Bypass" usage by the company pertains to the definition of "position", which includes a pilot's category and domicile. Since no pilots were displaced in IAD and there are no vacancies in ATL, it can't be used. Atlanta may be bad, but D.C. is probably far worse, and that stupid ass Obama lives there as well...

Curious, how is the DC airports a commuting nightmare compared to ATL? Especially for the DFW and Florida folks who don't have to compete with the hundreds if not thousands for Mainline pilots and FAs trying to get to ATL

 

[LazyLightnin']

The cost of living in the Washington DC area is about 40% higher than Atlanta. So it's basically bidding for a pay cut...

If you don't stop convincing people not to bid IAD you're really going to p!ss me off.

IAD is the bomb.com, folks.

 

[ace6453]

If you don't stop convincing people not to bid IAD you're really going to p!ss me off.

IAD is the bomb.com, folks.

If it's such the bomb, why don't you bid it?

 

[SLUF4]

I know a guy that commutes to DC with no problem at all. Why do you think it's such a nightmare??

 

[Scope out RJ's]

Isn't that what the SWA pilots did in effect? Didn't they undercut the competition?

Yes, but the SWA pilots aren't:
-Scabs.
-Didn't try to sue anyone to get what they couldn't.
-Didn't try to steal anyone elses flying through a frivilous lawsuit.

Can you say the same?

They did, however, much like yourself, pay for training!

 

[sunlitpath]

Curious, how is the DC airports a commuting nightmare compared to ATL? Especially for the DFW and Florida folks who don't have to compete with the hundreds if not thousands for Mainline pilots and FAs trying to get to ATL

You will be competing with paying passengers when snow, ice, and poor weather move in...

 

[sunlitpath]

If you don't stop convincing people not to bid IAD you're really going to p!ss me off.

IAD is the bomb.com, folks.

Why do you want people to bid IAD? Why do you want pilots to be miserable? Do you work for scheduling or something?

 

[LazyLightnin']

Why do you want people to bid IAD? Why do you want pilots to be miserable? Do you work for scheduling or something?

If they displace from the bottom, who would that help?

 

[TOOL CRIB]

I'm thinkin sunlitpath lives in DC and doesnt want people senior to him/her bidding over

 

[sunlitpath]

I'm thinkin sunlitpath lives in DC and doesnt want people senior to him/her bidding over

If you think IAD will be a good base, then best wishes to you. It may be fine. Be careful though. You may be stuck there for a while...

 

[sunlitpath]

If they displace from the bottom, who would that help?

I do not personally care if it goes senior or junior. I am just concerned about the quality of life issues that may exist there. I am going to wait and see how it goes on the upcoming bid. If it goes well and pilots report positive experiences at IAD, I will consider it on the second bid in March.

 

[LazyLightnin']

I do not personally care if it goes senior or junior. I am just concerned about the quality of life issues that may exist there. I am going to wait and see how it goes on the upcoming bid. If it goes well and pilots report positive experiences at IAD, I will consider it on the second bid in March.

So let the junior guys be the guinea pigs and then if it's not as bad as you thought you can swoop in and do your thing?

Do you have anything specific or are you just speculating that it will be an awful base?

 

[SLUF4]

Sunlitpath-didn't you bid back to FO when the last displacements happened so you could have weekends off? Are you hoping it goes Jr so you can be capt. with weekends off up there? Cause I don't think that'll happen.

 

[sunlitpath]

Sunlitpath-didn't you bid back to FO when the last displacements happened so you could have weekends off? Are you hoping it goes Jr so you can be capt. with weekends off up there? Cause I don't think that'll happen.

That's not my plan, but it may be on the next bid in march.

 

[SLUF4]

don't hype it up as a bad place..we know you are from there

 

[txpilot1974]

A ORD base would be great. Are you Skywest guys going to get your panties in a bundle if this happens?

No problem with that at all! Glad to see some good news on the ACEY side of the house.

 

[COOPERVANE]

No problem with that at all! Glad to see some good news on the ACEY side of the house.

FWIW. In my experience you guys have always been a class act.

 

[LazyLightnin']

There are 60 recently displaced, fully qualified captains who may be interested.

So this doesn't include you until maybe, maybe not March?

BS dude. Stop spreading you're SELFISH propaganda. It's got a real pathetic appearance about it.

 

[SLUF4]

Real easy to figure out what his motives are