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Does express jet have an atl crew base. If so is that a sr. base
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Yes ATL is a base for ExpressJet for the CRJ. It is the most senior of the CRJ bases. Couldn't compare these with the ERJ bases until our single seniority list is complete (It's gonna be a while)

Does express jet have an atl crew base. If so is that a sr. base
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Yes, they have an ATL base on the CRJ, my understanding is that it is a more senior base.

Edit: Aeropug beat me to it.

It's also the only base with 7-leg days with 5-legs being the min (CRJ200) The next class or two should have some openings in ATL as people are starting to bail to other bases

Seven (7) legs a day?!?!?!:eek:

Can somebody post an example of such a trip?

It's also the only base with 7-leg days with 5-legs being the min (CRJ200) The next class or two should have some openings in ATL as people are starting to bail to other bases

I assume this is a joke. 6 legs is the max on the ERJ side but I've never had to do that many.

We regularly have 7 leg days on the 200. 5 is not the min, however. My last trip was 1/4/4/5. Anything over 5 begins approaching stupid rather quickly. I have only done 7 twice, because I drop 2 or 4 legs, or I will call fatigued because it begins to get unsafe.

NO joke, I was a little extreme on min legs/day (there are 1 leg days) but there ARE in fact 7 leg days!!! Here's an example of one...

1. MGM-ATL
2. ATL-TLH
3. TLH-ATL
4. ATL-MGM
5. MGM-ATL
6. ATL-AVL
7. AVL-ATL

7:42 of credit... this trip was 5/2/6/7 (4-day worth 26:40)

Saw another
ATL-GSO
GSO-ATL
ATL-CHA
CHA-ATL
ATL-VPS
VSP-ATL
ATL-ABY


ATL is the only base that does this and ONLY on the CR2. It's all the old ATR routes we used to have. DAL got rid of all the turbo-props but still wants the routes flown. Only way to make an efficient day according to the company I guess... most legs are around an hour of total block.

IAD has a few 6-leg days every now and then, but 4 to 5 legs is a typical day there. I don't think the CR7/9 in ATL or DTW has ever seen a 7-leg day possibly a 6?

How sr. is ORD?

How sr. is ORD?

Now, not very. After the lists merge, very very senior (with L ASA pilots).

7 leg days are terrible. I've done them three times and now I bid away from then. Starting to see improvements is stage lengths in August. I got several high credit trips (25-27 hrs credit) with no more than 5 legs. Lots of CVG-EWR and ATL-PHF type legs. A lot better than ATL-CHA(a whole lot of work for very little pay):D

Now, not very. After the lists merge, very very senior (with L ASA pilots).

Really? That many ASA guys want to go to ORD?

Not very ? As LXJT bases go ORD is most senior for FO's at least

Really? That many ASA guys want to go to ORD?

Yeah before the merger, there was a possibility of an ORD base for L-ASA and the interest was through the roof. It would not be as senior as ATL but definitely more senior than DTW or IAD.

It will take a couple of years to get through the fences, which means that by then enough time will have passed that very few if those interested before will be in the same position.

It will take a couple of years to get through the fences, which means that by then enough time will have passed that very few if those interested before will be in the same position.

Nah, shorter than you are thinking.

It will take a couple of years to get through the fences, which means that by then enough time will have passed that very few if those interested before will be in the same position.

I would disagree, most of those who want ORD are fairly senior, especially on the captain side. Obviously the FO landscape will be completely different in a few years when fences are down, but most of the captains I'm thinking of are lifers.


Nah, shorter than you are thinking.

I doubt the fences will be less than 2 years... company doesn't want to spend a ton of money on training costs as everyone trades around. I wish and hope for little to no fences as I'd LOVE to trade to one of the ERJ bases and I know a lot of other pilots wanting the same thing, just not holding my breath. We need a contract first anyway and it doesn't seem like that's happening anytime soon.