Originally Posted by
flightpathgolfer
I've asked for feedback, so I will see what they say. At the end of the day, after the initial fleet freeze, I understand I can bid to move, so will get there eventually I guess.
I have seen some of your replies previously with regard to freezes, moves etc. Have I understood correctly that on day 1, you get a spot on the MSL and are fleet frozen for 5 years? Once those 5 years are up (could try before), you can bid for a fleet transfer, and if your seniority is called, then you can move? There would be no further assessment as it's seniority-driven but obviously, you have to pass the training per DCT's comments.
So essentially, MSL drives the paypoint and the internal transfer. However, once you have moved, do you go to the bottom of that fleet seniority? Or do you slot in based on when you joined the company? Just trying to understand QOL if you move from SH to LH. As I have seen people say 'you only have to be junior once' and I don't quite follow because I would've though if you move fleet, you go to the bottom of its list and would therefore not get your bids.
Bidding for trips is done by seniority in your fleet and seat, but it uses your master seniority list number, based on company date of joining. So if you did 5 years on the A320 and then joined the bottom of the 777, you would be junior for bidding purposes, but not as junior as those who had joined directly onto the 777 in those intervening 5 years. They would be junior to you, and you would move ahead of them for bidding which flights you want to do.