Originally Posted by
widebodyjunkie
Makes since that the costs would be cut down, why don't majors do the same?
Doesn't make sense to fly a lot of large airplanes to small town Mx bases. Small airplanes you can fill with revenue pax.
Originally Posted by
widebodyjunkie
So if you're a pilot based in Tuscon, is that where your route begins?...or if you a commuter and based in Roanoke...would you have to commute there before you're rig/reserve time even began?
You duty starts in domicile at every US scheduled airline (I think some of the ACMI's have home basing). Whether a trip or reserve, you have to non-rev/jumpseat to your domicile unless you live there.
Originally Posted by
widebodyjunkie
Also how does it work for pilots that work for an airline that partners with multiple carriers...Ex. if you're based in Den and fly for United...are you under a contract with United and your regional...or can a pilot fly for both United & Delta? Thanks
Some regionals segregate their pilot groups by domicile and major partner, others will mix and match. Reserves are likely to get assigned all over the map, in any system.
The advantage of mixing and matching is that the regional can then justify travel benefits on multiple partners for all flight crew. SKW crew get both DAL and UAL benefits (except for niche-market crews who cannot easily be linked into other systems, US Air for example).