Originally Posted by
Car Ramrod
I don't think you will spend 6 months on reserve. I couldn't hold reserve in DTW if I wanted to when I finished my OE but you never know... It is not easy to get 90 hours unless you are senior enough to bid a conflict, which you won't be. That's been my experience anyway. There are a lot of others in the same boat who are trying to pay their bills on first year pay. First year pay needs to come up. Plan on 72 hrs.
Do you think first year pay will come up? I don't! The same guys that wrote this contract are writing the next one.
Spirit first year pay is a disgrace to ALPA!