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Forum: Terms and Endearment
16th Nov 2020, 18:12
Replies: 141
Views: 55,838
Posted By Jumbo2

Still working very well as it has always done in...

Still working very well as it has always done in a big UK airline. I take it flyhigh55 you only joined a seniority based airline later on in your career or are with the current crisis having second...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
20th Oct 2020, 19:16
Replies: 4,519
Views: 2,993,665
Posted By Jumbo2

Did Flybe own slots at LHR? If so which ones did...

Did Flybe own slots at LHR? If so which ones did they own?
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Sep 2020, 19:25
Replies: 30
Views: 20,359
Posted By Jumbo2

thegypsy You might want to read another...

thegypsy

You might want to read another newspaper then the sun or the daily fail. It might really enlighten you.

Both LOANS (for a pretty bad intrest rate compared to market interest rates)...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
24th Jun 2020, 21:43
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,315
Posted By Jumbo2

Turin is cabin crew for BA mainline and with the...

Turin is cabin crew for BA mainline and with the above referring to themselves. The cabin crew furlough has indeed been extended. Mainline pilots are not given the option to take part in the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
31st Mar 2020, 20:49
Replies: 141
Views: 55,838
Posted By Jumbo2

Flying stone. With that same system: A...

Flying stone.
With that same system:

A first officer 17 years in with his current Legacy airline with thousands of hours has got his command coming up.

A pilot who has only been flying for 4...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
31st Mar 2020, 18:55
Replies: 141
Views: 55,838
Posted By Jumbo2

Best answer in this thread. For the UK I...

Best answer in this thread.

For the UK I would be highly surprised if in my flying career, and I still have a looong time to go, I see Virgin or British Airways abandoning their respective...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
31st Mar 2020, 11:15
Replies: 141
Views: 55,838
Posted By Jumbo2

Can’t posters in this thread also include in...

Can’t posters in this thread also include in their post if they are currently employed by a seniority based airline?

i can’t help myself think that those who work for a seniority based airline are...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
31st Mar 2020, 08:37
Replies: 141
Views: 55,838
Posted By Jumbo2

I doubt (rightly so) things will change with...

I doubt (rightly so) things will change with regards to airlines using seniority systems. Just to ask a counter question, why should a skipper who got her/his command after 3 years of SH flying be...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
31st Mar 2020, 07:26
Replies: 141
Views: 55,838
Posted By Jumbo2

Either that or they elected to stay at a non...

Either that or they elected to stay at a non seniority airline, generally to advance their career a fair bit quicker, and now feel entitled to leapfrog all those who did make the jump early in their...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Mar 2020, 17:01
Replies: 1,271
Views: 1,048,583
Posted By Jumbo2

the quality news outlets (not U.K. tabloids) seem...

the quality news outlets (not U.K. tabloids) seem to agree:

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN20W1Z4
Forum: Terms and Endearment
8th Feb 2020, 11:13
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,115,259
Posted By Jumbo2

True, but it will still take 8-10 years before...

True, but it will still take 8-10 years before you get to 50% on LH. Most likely you will lose some seniority after you gained some on the LH fleets with lots of SH pilots being un frozen now, we...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
8th Feb 2020, 08:22
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,115,259
Posted By Jumbo2

I can understand your question and it must be...

I can understand your question and it must be hard to weighing up the pro and cons. Before joining BA a while ago now I only worked for airlines were on Roster day you got given a computer generated...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Jan 2020, 08:48
Replies: 380
Views: 334,642
Posted By Jumbo2

If the service they operate is so vital surely...

If the service they operate is so vital surely they could charge more. If people are not willing to pay the extra to make a route viable one has to wonder how vital a route is.

I’m afraid I’m more...
Forum: Rumours & News
15th Jan 2020, 04:00
Replies: 380
Views: 334,642
Posted By Jumbo2

Diesel cars are better per passenger km then Q400...

Diesel cars are better per passenger km then Q400 with only one passenger in. What a comparison in the quote above...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
12th Jan 2020, 06:27
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,115,259
Posted By Jumbo2

bex no offence but ask your fo's, or one of the...

bex no offence but ask your fo's, or one of the Jss trainers how to make a proper bid, L-- award all work and only one bid group doesn't sound you understand the system very well.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
7th Jan 2020, 19:54
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,115,259
Posted By Jumbo2

No host is taken out after tax. Most have...

No host is taken out after tax. Most have switched to revolut these days.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
28th Dec 2019, 16:01
Replies: 575
Views: 713,895
Posted By Jumbo2

Protect the few?

Protect the few?
Forum: Terms and Endearment
16th Dec 2019, 09:28
Replies: 74
Views: 71,327
Posted By Jumbo2

Exactly what I was thinking.

Exactly what I was thinking.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
15th Dec 2019, 23:06
Replies: 74
Views: 71,327
Posted By Jumbo2

And the benefit vs the current seniority system...

And the benefit vs the current seniority system is?
Forum: Terms and Endearment
1st Dec 2019, 20:21
Replies: 25
Views: 17,898
Posted By Jumbo2

Great to hear!!!

Great to hear!!!
Forum: Terms and Endearment
29th Nov 2019, 10:07
Replies: 25
Views: 17,898
Posted By Jumbo2

Completely agree. Luckily everybody is different....

Completely agree. Luckily everybody is different. I’ve never worked with a fixed roster system myself but after leaving Jet2 have come to realise how unbelievable valuable a stable roster is for me...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
26th Nov 2019, 14:09
Replies: 40
Views: 28,540
Posted By Jumbo2

Most came from within the bubble and the other...

Most came from within the bubble and the other few were very junior indeed.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Nov 2019, 17:31
Replies: 575
Views: 713,895
Posted By Jumbo2

Is it the unions or the fact that most third...

Is it the unions or the fact that most third world countries have better labour laws (better employee protection) then the United Kingdom.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
23rd Nov 2019, 17:02
Replies: 575
Views: 713,895
Posted By Jumbo2

yeah the previous BACC did an amazing job. ...

yeah the previous BACC did an amazing job.

They gave everything away without a fight....
Forum: Terms and Endearment
21st Oct 2019, 06:19
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,115,259
Posted By Jumbo2

Hi Xavier999, There are lots of non UK...

Hi Xavier999,
There are lots of non UK nationals flying for BA. The experience they had when they joined ranged from straight out of flight school to training captains elsewhere before they joined...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
14th Oct 2019, 18:36
Replies: 142
Views: 63,869
Posted By Jumbo2

Are you still dreaming of joining BA Daddy...

Are you still dreaming of joining BA Daddy Fantastic? You are aware BA is a seniority airline were everything (apart from X-mas work and leave) is based on seniority. Why bother joining, especially...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
11th Oct 2019, 21:08
Replies: 142
Views: 63,869
Posted By Jumbo2

You probably find that the posters above who are...

You probably find that the posters above who are in favour of a seniority based system are working for seniority based airlines and the ones against it aren't working for a seniority based airline or...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
1st Aug 2019, 11:07
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,115,259
Posted By Jumbo2

Is that Bronze command to desperately find an...

Is that Bronze command to desperately find an excuse to blame it on since they can't blame it on our bidding anymore under JSS :)
Forum: Terms and Endearment
16th Jul 2019, 10:39
Replies: 13
Views: 11,208
Posted By Jumbo2

After they had a look in the books and made an...

After they had a look in the books and made an offer in accordance with what they saw in those books. When asked for a better offer they ran away.
Forum: Terms and Endearment
6th Jul 2019, 06:09
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,115,259
Posted By Jumbo2

I’m with you wiggy, I don’t think it has any...

I’m with you wiggy, I don’t think it has any effect. But as somebody who rather does his shopping during the week and were the other half works shifts as well it is a nice added bonus to avoid the...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
6th Jul 2019, 06:06
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,115,259
Posted By Jumbo2

No it has nothing to do with the trippling of the...

No it has nothing to do with the trippling of the weekend points. The graph was from just before the weekend points got trippled.

Since the first day of the introduction of JSS I’ve had 3 weekends...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
5th Jul 2019, 21:01
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,115,259
Posted By Jumbo2

A fair bit more senior then and on the same fleet...

A fair bit more senior then and on the same fleet as EMB-145LR (top fifth on the fleet) and have pretty much worked every weekend this year. Working a weekend doesn't bother me and therefore I have...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
8th Jun 2019, 10:48
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,115,259
Posted By Jumbo2

5 days off in a month is all you got in June with...

5 days off in a month is all you got in June with no NCP, OT or standovers is that what you are saying?

You really have to learn how to bid under JSS if you are a few years (2+) in and that is...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
8th Jun 2019, 06:30
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,115,259
Posted By Jumbo2

Funny that is. Know of lots of pilots in the top...

Funny that is. Know of lots of pilots in the top 40% on the SH Airbus list who will have the opportunity to go LH next year since their engagement freeze is over and have decided not to bid in this...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
6th Jun 2019, 15:28
Replies: 6,987
Views: 7,115,259
Posted By Jumbo2

Don't believe all the rumours, the retirees are...

Don't believe all the rumours, the retirees are at the moment pretty much only 65 year olds pilots, a few from within the bubble who moved to an airline up North and around 20 junior pilots who...
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