Originally Posted by
deltajuliet
It's actually pretty bad. One flight a day each way on United - seen it get weight restricted once or twice. On reserve you generally have to commute the day before, and often times depending on your finish, commute back the day after. You can see the problem when you only have 1-2 days off... 2-legging it to/from work can be common, and ironically ORD turns out to be one of the frequent connections...
Both, but assume you're always going to be last on the list with AA. United priority is just okay.
This is all in addition to our lackluster work rules and low pay.
I would very seriously look at Compass or SkyWest.
Before he seriously considers SkyWest, he needs to ask them how long before he can hold it as a FO, then how long he would be on reserve in PHX as an FO, then how long before he upgrades there.
I think it is about a year to get PHX as an FO, a year on reserve once an FO is there, and forever to upgrade.
He will also start out commuting to DTW or ATL at SkyWest. Neither are that great from PHX.
Also, the pay at SkyWest is the same as Mesa and the reserve rules are much worse. They have a combo long call-2 your call out combo. Everyone on 2 hour call out (call out starts at Noon) must check in by 6 pm the night before. SkyWest can then put you on a flight the very next morning. This makes commuting on reserve at SkyWest impossible. I can’t believe it but Mesa’s work rules are better than SkyWest’s.
I believe Compass would be a better option for him given what you are saying about the commute.