Originally Posted by
Viperstick
Looking for feedback from 777/787 reserve commuters, especially EWR & ORD.
How often are you used, how often assigned short call, how easy to aggressive pick up, how much notification do you usually get before a trip, are you farmed out to other domiciles (DH at front/back of trip), when do trips usually depart, how much time you're in domicile/on a trip in a given month? Any other feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Ok, We'll leave out the 787. ORD 777.
Coverage these days is pretty good. Used about half the time. Crew desk builds as many long calls as there are reserves, so essentially, if you are not on days off, they will put you on short call if you don't have a trip right away.
Yes they do farm you out to the other domiciles. When they do that, make sure you are booked first class for the DH.
Almost can't use aggressive pickup because they will put you on short call ASAP and then that's an assignment. Can't pickup over that.
Notification before a trip? It's all over the map. mostly 12-14 hrs out because you are on short call. Then they call to release you from short call to either give you another short call the next day, or the trip. Usually wait till the last possible moment to give the next day assignment.
Check the bid packages for trips. There is one morning HNL, and a SFO 2-day. Most everything else departs in the afternoon with Sao Paulo in the evening.
Next time to not give these guys any openings, check the easy stuff on your own first.
