Originally Posted by
capthrs
Can any Frontier guys tell me about the schedules and major job points like min days off, major points of sitting reserve, etc. what can a new hire expect?
Schedules range from 12 to 21 days off, reserve is 12 days off. Just looking at last month's bid. the guy in the middle of the bid list (including reserves, not just line holders) had 17 days off with one Saturday off. 3 numbers junior was able to bid weekends off save one Saturday with a 14 day off line.
Reserve falls into 5 different periods or windows, the late night reserve goes very senior and flies very seldom. It's a 2 hour callout, if you end up in chicago it is a 2 hour call out to midway or ohare which I have heard can be a challenge. from 9am to 1pm the reserves can bid on flying for the next day giving them some control over what they will get assigned.
There is a long call 12 hour reserve and a medium call 8 hour reserve also. downside is that any open trips after 1pm go to long call first, then medium followed by short call.
open trips to reserve are assigned in a first in first out type fashion with some variances. Whoever has flown most recently goes to the bottom of the list, however there is a day bucket type system. If there is a 3 day trip and you are the only 3 day reserve in your window that can do it, you are going to fly it even if a 4 or 2 day reserve hasn't flown since your last flight.
The trips vary from 8 hour turns, to 48 hour layovers, sometimes in cool places. there is a trip rig but no duty rig. 3 hour sits in the airport are not uncommon anymore and is a result of our lighter frequency of flights.
It's fairly easy to make money here once you have some seniority. folks who aren't too attached to their weekends can make 110-120 hours a month pretty easy.
If you are considering applying because of the chicago base, keep in mind that there is a chance it could close and move further east. No strong rumors about that yet, just some rumbles.