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Old 10-31-2016, 01:22 PM
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Schedule at the bottom depends on fleet, domicile, and to a point...time of year.

Airbus seems to be base trip lines for the bottom 5, with the occasional Reserve A sneaking in. 757 Domestic is RSVA with a stray Hot Standby; MD11 and SDFZ (757 International) is RSVA.

Can't really speak for ONT or MIA, and I don't think newhires are going to ANC lately.

Even if you get a crummy BTL you can improve your lot in life by checking opentime 4-5 times a day and trading. You will get denied (a LOT) but you can significantly change your schedule around.

And yes, there are plenty of people that live in SDF and bid reserve to get days off, maximize vacation/training conflicts, or hope to avoid a couple days of duty. RSVB tends to go much more senior but even mid-seniority FOs bid RSVA when it suits their needs.
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