Originally Posted by
Phoenix21
16 days off commuting on one or both ends can easily shave 3-6 days off a month.
When you drive to work you can wake up in your own bed the first day of a trip and get lay down in your own bed on the last day of the trip and not worry about Wx/mx cancellations or getting bumped from a Jumpseat or having too low priority non rev to get a seat delaying when you can get home from work.
This is always true no matter where you go. I’m not at Piedmont, but from what I’ve read most of their trips aren’t commutable on both ends either so if youre a commuter... theoretically youre probably only getting only 6-7 days off a month if you factor in your commuting days. All while only getting around 75 hours of credit each month even for the senior pilots.
Really what it boils down to is, the American wholly owneds offer the flow which is definitely of value, but youre realistically going to make $15k-$30k less per year as an FO and about $30k-$70k less as a Captain compared to non AA wholly owned airlines. A lot of people like to exaggerate on these threads, but I would challenge anyone who doesnt believe me to read the threads of the other airlines on this site and/or ask their buddies that are at these other carriers what they’re making and what their days off are on average each month.