Originally Posted by
babs
I read the past 50+ pages of this thread. I am currently a relatively senior fo at envoy(american eagle) but upgrade seems to constantly be getting further and further away. I have been offered an interview with ALGT. I am aware of the current situation there, but had some questions:
What are currently the most junior bases and equipment?
Can someone give me a typical junior schedule?
Can someone explain this homeless base for me. Do you have to bid it or can it just be assigned to you? It sounds awful.
Is the info on APC accurate? First year pay is $41 and second year is $66? Per diem is $1/hour?
What is the pay during training and is a hotel provided?
How much does medical insurance cost for a family of 3?
Any regional FOs that have made the jump...was it worth it?
Any other pertinent information?
Thanks in advance!
Junior base is hard to say, as they do not honor seniority on these things. Each class has a "new class bid" that is independent of the line flyers. New hires in the recent class went to every base and every airplane type except for Bellingham. Within the class, seniority is based on age, oldest being senior. The equipment breakdown was approx 22 airbus, 10 Maddog, and 6 757s.
Junior schedule depends if you are in domicile or TDY. I think it varies wildly, but I am sitting something like 3 days of reserve and two flights a week -ish as a new hire on the bus while TDY. Some new guys in base have 100hr/month schedules.
Homeless base is basically a permanent TDY. You bid for it, so you can get 24/7 per diem. Great for single folks. If no one bids it, it will be awarded based on seniority or lack thereof. If you are awarded a base, you can still be forced TDY, but that seems to be a little less common. About 10 pilots get forced out of base against their wishes each month.
APC pay scale is accurate.
Pay during training is now min guarantee. ($41/hr x 70). Hotel is provided (single occupancy) along with one rental car per 2 people once you enter the sim phase. Surprisingly, the company uses rather nice hotels (Marriott, Hyatt, etc).
I'm not sure about the med insurance or regional stuff as I am mil. Perhaps someone else can chime in on those points.
Good luck.