For those just joining this AA reserve discussion, the way the bids come together you can be on reserve for easily 20+ days in a row. But you only get 2,3,4 days off after. You never get lots of time off.

My understanding UAL DAL if the bids come together and you are on for more than 6 days in a row, they fix it.


If we had a type of reserve line that got it all done at once, i'd go for it. Say, 19 days in a row, you cannot pass, then 12 days off. Then say bid first six days of next month off and you got 18 days off. I'd do that, but we don't have that and never will.

In MIA the best you can get is 1st 6 days off or last 6 days off of the month. And only the senior reserves get that.

But in New York base reserves can get the 1st 7 days off and or the last 7 days off. When I asked the base planners why our MIA and other bases don't get the 1st 7 days off the response was "LGA is a commuter base"

Well, ok then. I'm sorry I asked. Welcome to AA