Port Bases
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Port Bases
Looking for a full rundown or how the Port systems works and if a new hire is able to bid locations right away.
Last edited by paddy on Tue Dec 18, 2007 3:01 am, edited 1 time in total.
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yes, but you have to get through the english exam first! :p
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English exam completed and nearly failed, although a nearly fail is still a pass. Now for the answer to the question at hand...
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What !! you have to do an english test to be hired ? What this is about ? First time I hear about this ?
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heheh, yesh, engrish ish a musht. Relax, Foxe, I was just teasing paddy. 
Umm, what was the question again? Oh yeah, 'yes' was the answer. And, the Port system works very nicely. How it works is you put in your YYC bid, since we all are 'based' in YYC, and we submit a secondary bid(it's optional) for our specific port. They(not sure who these magical 'they' people are, but...) try to fill the port bid as best they can, and the remainder is filled in with YYC pairings. In the end, we commute less, are home more, and less expense due to less commuting. The company saves by having lower hotel costs(to a lesser extent), and less deadheading crews on board(the greater saving i think). Best part of less deadheading, is we can sell more seats.
Umm, what was the question again? Oh yeah, 'yes' was the answer. And, the Port system works very nicely. How it works is you put in your YYC bid, since we all are 'based' in YYC, and we submit a secondary bid(it's optional) for our specific port. They(not sure who these magical 'they' people are, but...) try to fill the port bid as best they can, and the remainder is filled in with YYC pairings. In the end, we commute less, are home more, and less expense due to less commuting. The company saves by having lower hotel costs(to a lesser extent), and less deadheading crews on board(the greater saving i think). Best part of less deadheading, is we can sell more seats.
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What there's no English test now...Then what the hell was that test I recently nearly failed?
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um, I was under the impression there WOULD be no MATH at this interview?
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Math, spelling, english...this interview is starting to sound hard.
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Don't count on the port's too much. Figure on commuting to YYC for at least 80% of the time.
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i'd say it depends on which port you are at. I now commute 50% of the time.
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YXE. If you're an fo, even better.
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