BigDave
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What the he!! does "forwarder" mean?
Comes from the Latin, "forwardo", meaning to misspell, or to mistype.
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What the he!! does "forwarder" mean?
Yes, it's called deductive reasoning. What proof do you have it won't? None.Opinion. Do you have facts to back this claim up?
Well, if that is true, it would be only 5 or 6 less? What's the big deal with that?
....did i forget to mention that any chance at having an extra night at home (overnight in home city) for said JR. crew member that commutes and can't hold one of those select home city lines goes out the window.
Charlie Brown....face it....it is a bad deal for all but a very....and I do mean very few people. If it takes 1 line away from those that CHOOSE to live in domicile have to pick from, it hurts us.
It would be a good thing for the company...bad for the group as a whole.
If the crew member is going to lose a chance to bid for an overnight in his home town, then his home town is probably a satellite base. Therefore he'd be happier because he wouldn't have to commute. That would give him at least one extra night home every week, even more with the ability to do 2 days or turns. As far as the people who live in domicile, yes there will be less lines. But there will also be less people bidding for them. From my understanding, the FA's were polled to see where most of them commute from. Then the company narrowed the bases down to the ones that had enough aircraft overnighting to make it work. WN isn't trying to make satellite bases where nobody lives. They're trying to make them where people want to live and there's enough to staff them already.
If the crew member is going to lose a chance to bid for an overnight in his home town, then his home town is probably a satellite base. Therefore he'd be happier because he wouldn't have to commute. That would give him at least one extra night home every week, even more with the ability to do 2 days or turns. As far as the people who live in domicile, yes there will be less lines. But there will also be less people bidding for them. From my understanding, the FA's were polled to see where most of them commute from. Then the company narrowed the bases down to the ones that had enough aircraft overnighting to make it work. WN isn't trying to make satellite bases where nobody lives. They're trying to make them where people want to live and there's enough to staff them already.
How about FO reps in every base? How about paid leave for ALL pilots who have kids? How about helping out the new guys commuting coast to coast until 2010? Are any of those more "junior" issues being discussed? No because this is the first time we've really seen seniority stagnate, and it's been a long time since the senior folks have been junior. We're a big-boy airline now so lets take care of EVERYONE, not just the few who thankfully gave their blood, sweat, and tears 38yrs ago.
NOT so.....the pilot I am refering to is the one of 294 as stated before that is not senior enough to hold that HOME CITY line.
Bottom line....it hurts a non commuter (fewer lines)
It hurts the commuter who is not senoir enough to hold said satt. base. (most of the commuters) [less to choose from in city he/she commutes to...hence less flexibility and no overnights in home city]
So for all but a small % of pilots or FA's this is a bad deal PERIOD.