Originally Posted by
usmc-sgt
There are no senior "flights" as others have mentioned. Most regional guys bid "trips" or what you do during the few day stretch at a time you are at work or we bid for the entire month.
It would vary wildly depending on who wants it. The only thing in common would likely be max days off such as 18-20 or so and weekends off. Anything at all that holds that combination would be senior in any airline. After that it is anyones guess.
For me, as a commuter, although day trips are typically productive and worth more money they are the absolute last thing I would want. Maybe second to last ahead of reserve. Staying in a crashpad every day I work is not worth the extra 15 hours of pay. When I was a senior FO my perfect trip was a combination of max days off, max pay credit and 100% commutable on both ends. A bonus was when I would overnight close to home.
As a junior guy now my perfect "trip" is a line...any line.
That's an absurd statement. Just because your airline doesn't have senior trips does not mean all regionals do not have senior trips. I am no longer at regional but when I was there, we had plenty of senior trips that had overnights longer than 14 hours at popular destinations, 4 day trips with 24 to 26 credits. It's no different in the large corporate world. Senior guys snap up desirable trips.