Mec Code A Phone Update

[700UW]

MEC CODE-A-PHONE UPDATE
February 4, 2005

This is Jack Stephan with a US Airways MEC update for Friday, February 4th, with three new items.

Item 1. The Company has posted Permanent Bid 05-02. The effective months of the bid are May and June 2005.

The drivers of the bid include:
Vacancies and displacements resulting from attrition, contingency openings and retirements.
Removal of PIT 767 Domestic flying, June 01.
Introduction of PHL-VCE-PHL service effective May 10th.
Introduction of PHL-BCN-PHL service effective May 17th.
Seasonal restart of PHL-DUB-PHL May 8th.
Seasonal restart of PHL-SNN-PHL May 9th.
Seasonal restart of PHL-GLA-PHL May 15th.
A change from 767I to the A-330 for PHL-MAD-PHL May 8th.
New/additional service: BOS-BDA, CLT-BDA,CLT-DEN, CLT-SEA, LGA-BDA, PHL-BDA, PHL-DEN, PHL-LAX, PHL-SEA.
Return of mainline service: CLT-MKE, CLT-PNS, CLT-YYZ, DCA-MHT AND PHL-YYZ.

Special notes for Bid 05-02 include:
No pilot will be trained if he is awarded a vacancy and is within six months of his 60th birthday.
A pilot who is more than six months from their Sixtieth birth date and who is awarded a new position will be trained to that new position.
PRE-RETIREMENT TRAINING BYPASS: A displaced pilot may be trained to his displacement bid if the pilot is within six months of his 60th birthday.

 

[justaumechanic]

You have to love the pilot contract..

Pilot flies for 25 years on the 737 making capts wages, 6 mos before he's going to retire he bids A330, gets MAX pay and never has to sit in the cockpit.. What a deal.

 

[757fixer]

Wolf said it himself,"you get what you negotiate".

 

[DLFlyer31]

Return of mainline service: CLT-MKE, CLT-PNS, CLT-YYZ, DCA-MHT AND PHL-YYZ.

Anyone know if the return of mainline to PNS is permanent or just that weird mainline/express thing (ie mainline for a few months then back to RJ's)?

 

[a320av8r]

You have to love the pilot contract..

Pilot flies for 25 years on the 737 making capts wages, 6 mos before he's going to retire he bids A330, gets MAX pay and never has to sit in the cockpit.. What a deal.

[post="245701"][/post]​

That is because it takes longer than that to train and become route qualified.

 

[ISP]

CLT-YYZ is still mainline, not being "resumed"

 

[700UW]

I beg to differ there are two round trip ERJ flights per day as we speak from CLT-YYZ.

 

[ISP]

2 ERJ's and 1 320, been that way for awhile, you can check the online timetable.

 

[700UW]

It is not a total mainline station, therefore they are replacing the ERJ flights with mainline, that is an increasing of flying mainline jets, not express so it will be total mainline from CLT.

 

[notlayedoffyet]

You have to love the pilot contract..

Pilot flies for 25 years on the 737 making capts wages, 6 mos before he's going to retire he bids A330, gets MAX pay and never has to sit in the cockpit.. What a deal.

[post="245701"][/post]​

I'm not familiar with the Pilot way of thinking. What's the motivation in doing this? Driving the big bus, 1 flight a day, overnights (or whatever) in Europe..

 

[N924PS]

You have to love the pilot contract..

Pilot flies for 25 years on the 737 making capts wages, 6 mos before he's going to retire he bids A330, gets MAX pay and never has to sit in the cockpit.. What a deal.

[post="245701"][/post]​

It wouldn't have remained in the contract if it wasn't a good deal for the company first. More cost effective than sending a pilot through an expensive training program only to retire soon thereafter.

Besides the pay differential between the 737 and the A330 isn't that significant these days. Thanks again LOA93 fans.

There's still time for you to trade that A&P for an ATP and make the "big bucks" too. You can start at Mesa and be the King of the World in just a few years. Maybe you can fly with A320 Captain before he retires!

 

[Dizel8]

I have to agree, this is not geared to help the pilots as much as it is a cost saving for the company!

 

[supercruiser]

You have to love the pilot contract..
..... What a deal.

[post="245701"][/post]​

justamoron,

Why don't you stick to something you actually know something about. If flying a plane is so darn easy to you, why don't you quit busting your knuckles turning wrenches, and learn to fly? Your constant pilot envy posts are not only tedious, but continue to show your ignorance about an area that you don't have a clue.

supercruiser

 

[ISP]

It is not a total mainline station, therefore they are replacing the ERJ flights with mainline, that is an increasing of flying mainline jets, not express so it will be total mainline from CLT.

[post="245771"][/post]​

OK... but that isn't what you said. You said CLT saw only ERJ service and you did not acknowledge that US has had mainline there already.

If you meant to say that express was becoming all mainline, then just say that.

 

[700UW]

Please show me where is said "saw only ERJ service", because I never said that.