Originally Posted by
aviatorhi
Read the last few pages and didn't really see much recent QOL info, wondering if someone can fill in the gaps?
Hiring still ongoing?
Expected time on Reserve?
Bases being hired into?
And (since it's me asking the question) can "off" time be blocked across two months into a 15-20 day block?
Thanks in advance.
1. Yes for the indefinite future, I believe 22/month with rumors of more
2. As a new hire FO, Detroit junior relief line hired 12/1/14, lineholder 10/20/14. Other bases may be sooner off reserve, but reserve does go senior sometimes. We have 3 lines (regular lines, relief (buildup), and reserve)
3. Generally ACY, FLL, ORD, DTW are going junior, but you can get any base within a month or 2
4. We have line bidding (no PBS). So you can bid how you want but some folks take advantage of conflict bidding. The max stretch of days in a row from last month to next is 6. So if you bid flying at the end of one month and more flying starting the next which results is more the 6 days in a row, you will pay protected and they will drop some days or trips. If vacation touches a trip it is dropped entirely. So for some if you use the transition conflict and vacation wisely you can get a lot more days off.