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#6041
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Joined APC: Jun 2013
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Meh, a 20 min longer commute to ord instead of den outta ict.
The reserve sitting is a for sure roll of the dice.
The reserve sitting is a for sure roll of the dice.
#6042
I haven't made a final decision on equipment yet, but am heavilly leaning towards the 175. so any info I can get would be greatly appreciated
#6043
2 years on reserve? even in ORD? A capt I know told me there's not many people bidding across to the 175 on the FO side, so its mainly new hires, at least on the FO side.
I haven't made a final decision on equipment yet, but am heavilly leaning towards the 175. so any info I can get would be greatly appreciated
I haven't made a final decision on equipment yet, but am heavilly leaning towards the 175. so any info I can get would be greatly appreciated
Of course, I will admit I have a severe case of SJS and I somewhat envy the Ejet new hires...but I think it's the right call for the mean time.
#6045
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Joined APC: May 2009
Position: Another RJ FO
Posts: 1,272
2 years on reserve? even in ORD? A capt I know told me there's not many people bidding across to the 175 on the FO side, so its mainly new hires, at least on the FO side.
I haven't made a final decision on equipment yet, but am heavilly leaning towards the 175. so any info I can get would be greatly appreciated
I haven't made a final decision on equipment yet, but am heavilly leaning towards the 175. so any info I can get would be greatly appreciated
The way I look at it is if you take the CRJ as a new hire today you will do nothing but move up in seniority. If you take the 175 you'll have the potential for lots of current CRJ pilots to bid over to the 175 and continuously push you down in seniority. Pilots who have started on the CRJ in the past during times with lots of Brasilia hiring have seen the same thing happen as the Brasilia pilots transitioned to the CRJ and pushed them down.
As of right now there are 35 ORD based E175 pilots and #33 has been here for two years. Assuming no new contracts you actually would be looking at a likely two years on reserve. Of course there hopefully will be new contracts and that stuff is way above my pay grade so I have no idea what to tell you other than what I can see today.
#6046
No one can give you a hard number on reserve time on the 175 since it's brand new and has hardly any flying. What I can see happening though is if there's some huge new contract for flying a lot of current FOs actually will have incentive to bid over to it.
The way I look at it is if you take the CRJ as a new hire today you will do nothing but move up in seniority. If you take the 175 you'll have the potential for lots of current CRJ pilots to bid over to the 175 and continuously push you down in seniority. Pilots who have started on the CRJ in the past during times with lots of Brasilia hiring have seen the same thing happen as the Brasilia pilots transitioned to the CRJ and pushed them down.
As of right now there are 35 ORD based E175 pilots and #33 has been here for two years. Assuming no new contracts you actually would be looking at a likely two years on reserve. Of course there hopefully will be new contracts and that stuff is way above my pay grade so I have no idea what to tell you other than what I can see today.
The way I look at it is if you take the CRJ as a new hire today you will do nothing but move up in seniority. If you take the 175 you'll have the potential for lots of current CRJ pilots to bid over to the 175 and continuously push you down in seniority. Pilots who have started on the CRJ in the past during times with lots of Brasilia hiring have seen the same thing happen as the Brasilia pilots transitioned to the CRJ and pushed them down.
As of right now there are 35 ORD based E175 pilots and #33 has been here for two years. Assuming no new contracts you actually would be looking at a likely two years on reserve. Of course there hopefully will be new contracts and that stuff is way above my pay grade so I have no idea what to tell you other than what I can see today.
Also, I've read a few times on these forms that DL/UA can't add any more 175 flying because they are maxed out on scope. (1) is this true? and (2) if so, what does SKW plan on doing with the additional 175 deliveries and options? If this is the case, I would think that despite popular belief, the 200s won't be going away as fast as people believe.
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#6047
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Joined APC: May 2009
Position: Another RJ FO
Posts: 1,272
Thanks a lot for the info. ORD is my first choice in basing because of the easy commute for me (I think) and from what I understand its a more jr domicile. Care to speculate on the CRJ situation in ORD? Will the CRJ lines start to be drawn down as more 175s come online there?
I think if they do decrease CRJ flying in ORD it's going to happen after your seat lock is up and you'll have a chance to transition to the 175 anyway. It's very unlikely that you're going to get displaced out of one of the most junior bases.
#6048
No one can give you a hard number on reserve time on the 175 since it's brand new and has hardly any flying. What I can see happening though is if there's some huge new contract for flying a lot of current FOs actually will have incentive to bid over to it.
The way I look at it is if you take the CRJ as a new hire today you will do nothing but move up in seniority. If you take the 175 you'll have the potential for lots of current CRJ pilots to bid over to the 175 and continuously push you down in seniority. Pilots who have started on the CRJ in the past during times with lots of Brasilia hiring have seen the same thing happen as the Brasilia pilots transitioned to the CRJ and pushed them down.
As of right now there are 35 ORD based E175 pilots and #33 has been here for two years. Assuming no new contracts you actually would be looking at a likely two years on reserve. Of course there hopefully will be new contracts and that stuff is way above my pay grade so I have no idea what to tell you other than what I can see today.
The way I look at it is if you take the CRJ as a new hire today you will do nothing but move up in seniority. If you take the 175 you'll have the potential for lots of current CRJ pilots to bid over to the 175 and continuously push you down in seniority. Pilots who have started on the CRJ in the past during times with lots of Brasilia hiring have seen the same thing happen as the Brasilia pilots transitioned to the CRJ and pushed them down.
As of right now there are 35 ORD based E175 pilots and #33 has been here for two years. Assuming no new contracts you actually would be looking at a likely two years on reserve. Of course there hopefully will be new contracts and that stuff is way above my pay grade so I have no idea what to tell you other than what I can see today.
#6049
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Joined APC: Jul 2013
Posts: 611
Also, I've read a few times on these forms that DL/UA can't add any more 175 flying because they are maxed out on scope. (1) is this true? and (2) if so, what does SKW plan on doing with the additional 175 deliveries and options? If this is the case, I would think that despite popular belief, the 200s won't be going away as fast as people believe.
United is maxed out on all larger RJs until they find a narrowbody mainline aircraft AND its on the certificate. So they can't make an announcement to operate the C-Series tomorrow and start handing out E-175 contracts to its express carriers.
#6050
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Joined APC: Jun 2010
Position: Just another RJ guy
Posts: 906
Delta has plenty of room to expand, and will have even more room to do so once they reach their stated goal of less than 150 50-seaters for Delta Connection by the end of 2015.
United is maxed out on all larger RJs until they find a narrowbody mainline aircraft AND its on the certificate. So they can't make an announcement to operate the C-Series tomorrow and start handing out E-175 contracts to its express carriers.
United is maxed out on all larger RJs until they find a narrowbody mainline aircraft AND its on the certificate. So they can't make an announcement to operate the C-Series tomorrow and start handing out E-175 contracts to its express carriers.
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