Hi i'm mixed fleet crew and I don't seem to have a problem with the bidding system. What I do is literally bid for sectors / days in trip and mark that has highest priority. I only make 1 bid and make it a recurring bid and so far my roster has been pretty nice to me (may be lucky LOL) but my roster works out pretty much, 4 days on, 2 off, 3 days on 1 off, few standby's thrown in.
After SAN & ATL I have 2 days off rostered.
What I have found with my colleagues, if they make there bids too specific, the majority of them don't get what they bid for.
In regard you Young Paul's question, On my course there were 9 ex flyers including myself (3 BA Worldwide), Emirates, Qatar, Gulf, Thomson, Ryanair & Easyjet and 9 non flyers which included a bank manager, mortgage advisor, Check in Supervisor ect ect and 2 of us have been trainers previously, Online I've found the mix is probably about the same.
Hope that makes sense,
Have a great day
BR
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