Long and short, you won't sit reserve at Republic in PHL or DC, you'll hold a line fairly soon I think anywhere except Denver. There are always upgrades ahead of you. If you take the crj you'll get $2500 I believe since you have crj time. Upgrade is about a year and 10 months on the 170, a year and 2 on the 145. Will it fluctuate, sure but Bedford's wife is pregnant again so from what I hear that means another code share. As mesa crumbles that should mean more flying for us and the others... Airways likes US so i don't think we are going anywhere for a while with them, if they survive.
Come here is my suggestion but you have to do what is right for you.
Originally Posted by
saxman66
I'm seriously thinking about making the jump over to you guys. I just got my app in. I'm coming for the better upgrade time almost strictly. Its probably going to be 4 or 5 more years at my carrier, and really not sure if I want to be an FO for all that time. I'm on the CRJ now. But I guess the CRJ is not the one to get at CHQ. I'd like the 170, and looks like you are saying the RW is the place to go for that. Is that because of more movement? What's reserve like in places like DCA, PHL or PIT? I really have no idea what base I want. Something commutable, like ORD or PHL. I'll even take LGA on the 145.
So....is it still a good place to upgrade? I saw maybe upgrade may go up to 2 or 3 years vs. a little over 1 now, due to all the new hires to get upgraded ahead of me.
Would they offer me a 170 slot seeing how I have 121 time already, or is it random?
And how is reserve life? 90 min or 2 hour call out? Are there any other times for a longer call out? I suppose it depends on where you are based.
And I'm all about going where there is the most movement, taking a quick upgrade to make up for my 1 year given up at my current airline.