Originally Posted by
soakingpilot
So just taking a look at F9 but a few things.
1. How long on rsv in ORD ?
2. Can someone post up their schedule as apparently there are allot of redeyes so just trying to get an idea of whats what. Preferably from the 1 year 2 year guy/gal
3. As well are the overnights really all at the airport ie no downtown no nice overnights etc? Just makes me think its a real go to work and get done slam click culture which of course has other repercussions in QOL.
thanks
1. No way to tell. Hiring dependent and that is subject to rapid change. Plan on at least a few months as of now.
2. Cannot post a sched, however I can tell you that the Jr folks are doing most of the red eyes, Sr folks can avoid them if they really want to. There is a ton of red eye flying and many involve multiple body clock swaps within the footprint of the pairing. They BLOW!!!
3. Not completely sure what you're saying in the first part of you question, but most overnights really suck. We have a few nice hotels in the system, however the company is actively trying to get rid of them for cheaper alternatives. Unfortunately, due to the nature of so much of the flying, it seems that recently the slam/click culture has taken over. Everyone is really tired from both the schedules and the crap.
To summarize...go elsewhere. We have some amazing people that you'll work with, but so does every other carrier out there. This is not the corporate environment from which you'd like to be starting a job. Most of our peers at other airlines are experiencing pride and prosperity. F9er's are dealing with operational nightmares (the Co partly blames the pilot group), shame, and a management team that shows ineptitude and carelessness. As I said above, go elsewhere and avoid F9.