Originally Posted by
freezingflyboy
Here at ExpressJet we have 1, 2, 3 or 4 day trips. Usually you will have anywhere from 1 to 5 legs each day. We do very little point to point flying (just a few places out of LAX and Mexico) so you will typically fly out from the hub to an outstation and then back to where you started or continue on to a different hub (like fly Houston to Nashville then to Newark). Some days you will fly very close to 8 hours with a 12 or 13 hour duty day but then usually the next day is shorter to compensate. About the only time you will have 5 legs back to back is on a 2 day trip. Here is an example of a typical 4 day trip.
Day 1
IAH-BNA
BNA-EWR
EWR-SYR
SYR-CLE
CLE-BUF
7h41m flight time 11h54m duty time
Day 2
BUF-EWR
EWR-SAV
3h55m flight time 5h55m duty time
Day 3
SAV-IAH
IAH-STL
4h30m flight time 6h41m duty time
Day 4
STL-EWR
EWR-CVG
CVG-IAH
7h35m flight time 10h58m duty time
Obviously there are many variables when it comes to schedules but I hope this answers your question at least somewhat.
I'm in the Air Force with about 2000 hours and might be getting out in a year. I live in Atlanta and one option is to work for ExpressJet since it's based out of there.
Lots of good information in this post! Even though this thread is several years old, I was just wondering if this is still accurate for ExpressJet??
Also, when it comes to bidding on a schedule, what are your choices when you first get hired as a FO? My goal would be to fly as much as possible and build up hours fast, and then hopefully work my way to the majors since I already have 2000 hours.
Lastly, do you ever get weekends off in the Regionals as a new guy?