Hi Guys,

I got more PM's & questions, so here's answers for everyone..

I personally have never had any problem commuting because of who my employer is. I have NOT heard any other GoJet pilot having any issues with commuting because he works for G7.

ORD was supposed to shrink a little & DEN was supposed to grow. Aspen was supposed to happen but that all did not happen.
Now with LGA flying going soon or already gone; And with DTW base opening, RDU will definitely shrink.
How it affects other bases, time will tell. However, I feel that all this should not affect DEN & ORD as much as they are primarily UA flying.

The most asked question:
How soon can one get to DEN..??
Truth is, it could be anything from 1 month to 1 year or even more.
If anyone tells you any different, then may be they know more than I do.

Bidding is done by Navtech PBS.

If someone uses a conservative approach and realistic attitude while bidding, decent results can be achieved in Navtech.

Reserves get 11 days off each Bid period which is typically a calendar month. Jan Feb & March are all 30 day bid periods, Jan 1-30, Jan 31 to march 1 & March 2 to Mar 31.

This year they made Nov, a 31 day period by taking Dec 1st into Nov Bid period. They will occasionally do that & our Scheduling committee signed off on it as it will help the pilots in better bids.

I am NOT very familiar in bidding for reserve and specially the reserve rules, it's been almost 2 years since I've been on reserve, but I will still try to give a broad overview.

First of all, all DEC's can expect to be on reserve for a while, I am sure you all are aware of that.

We have long call reserve, which is a min of 12 hrs to show time.

The company may convert Upto TWO reserve periods to Short call reserve. One reserve period is a block of reserve days.

Reserves blocks can be 2 to 6 days ON with 1 to 6 days OFF; depending on how people bid them and how they get it based on seniority.
Basically, it's 11 days OFF in a month for you, however you want to slice it, you can do it usually, most of time.

I believe reserve days can be moved around in coordination with scheduling and depending on coverage, Sometimes they are cool about it, sometimes they as complete a$$, all depends on who you get & what kind of day it is. They can also be traded / swapped between pilots.

Most popular style, if you don't like the answer, just politely end the call & try again after a few hours. New shift, new face, new outcome..

The new contract has given a lot of improvement to reserve rules but still has many loopholes and weak language in many areas. It will need a lot of work & effort plus struggle to iron those out.
Grievances are being filed, which will set precedents & result in LOA's, but it will take time & constant effort.
The Union guys are working non stop, Pls know that any union is as strong as the participating pilot group is.

We get 4 hotel rooms each month for commuter pilots.

Insurance is through United Health Care.
I believe $140 for the employee and about $300 or $400 for the family but pls don't quote me as I not sure.
I was trying to find the rates but couldn't find it.

I personally don't use company, I buy it through coveredca.com which is the California site for Affordable Care act.
It provides me better options than what company has to offer and doesn't break the bank that much..

Did I miss anything..? Pls feel free to ask... I will try my best to answer in as quickly as possible.