Originally Posted by
Arliss
I also saw her FA bid packet and the trips look pretty good; generally way more credit than ours and decent overnights.
While the FAs currently fly the same trips as the pilots, the pairing credit can be different for the same trip flown by a pilot, due to us being on a significantly different contract (due to min-day, rigs, etc).
Originally Posted by
Arliss
If I started this summer, let's say June, would that be in time to "get in on the movement"?
Yes, but you'll be behind a LOT of pilots going into the low-credit time of year. All airlines reduce flying in the post-labor day slump. With a hire date of June 1st, you'd finish training around end of July, fly OE for the month of July (maybe half of the month), and your first full month of regular schedule bidding would likely be September, which is the beginning of the slow season.
In the last 12 months, we have added an average of 31.5 new hires per month. If you delay coming here by 4 months, you're going to be behind 126 pilots on the seniority list. "Seniority is everything" as they say.
Originally Posted by
Arliss
If you were in my situation...?
If you realistically think you can get hired soon at Spirit, then don't make a lateral. It rarely works out unless you get lucky. If you think it's going to take you a year or more, then I would come over here.
OTOH, in case it matters to you, no flow or pref interview at any airline if you come to Republic.
Caveat emptor