Originally Posted by
batman
Haha, hey dude. I was hoping to hear from you again sometime soon, we talked last week about me jumping ship over that way. Can you clue me in better about trip trading there?
Im supposed to upgrade in Dec.. but do I really want to live like this for another 2 years? Also, even though I have about 800 turbine, I have 0 jet time- where does that put me in getting an interview? Ive had my app in for 3 weeks now and no call.
With your times, you should have gotten a call the next day! If you personally know anyone that works here with us, have them call HR for you and get things rolling.
As far as trip trade, well it's simple, we have two windows where we can trade our trips for whatever trips are in open time. Initial Line Improvement Window (ILIW) and Secondary Line Improvement Window (SLIW). ILIW is where the "hard" line holders go in and trade around improve the lines to their needs and wants, i.e. more credit time, more time off, good overnights...you get the picture.
As ILIW closes, the folks left are assigned relief and reserve lines. Now later towards the end of the month, SLIW opens and everyone can now trade trips until the end of the following month. Even reserve guys do well with trip trading and aggressive pick up. It's all a bit over simplified, but I hope it helps.