Originally Posted by
NoDeskJob
No PMs, so I'll try just posting the questions here?
Do you have any say/preference in the aircraft you are hired into?
Is there some kind of seniority system?
How do you bid for trips (I.e. Pbs, etc...)/do you have any say in where/when?
Are you ever on reserve?
Is there a way to fly for more money (I.e. Picking up a trip)?
The range on the a/c is about 3,000 miles. Is most of the flying in N. America?
Thanks.
1. Don't really have a say in which aircraft you get. Based on the companies needs at the time. Odds are it'll be the X.
2. We bid once per year. based on seniority. They send out a block of weeks and you bid accordingly. No PBS.
3. Never on reserve. Sometimes you'll be on stby at home or in a hotel. But business is picked up and those are short lived.
4. You can fly for more money by working an extra day of OT. $500/day for FO's (i think) and 900/day captains.
5. Yes. Most flying in North America. Lower 48. Occasional trips to AK. Fair amount of trips to HI. You'll do nothing but island trips in the winter. (saint this, saint that.)
