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Prop LT
Is upgrade still running approximately 2 years? Also if you are selected for the Hawaii program can you still be homebased or are you required to be based in LAS? What are most Omni pilot flying on average a year in terms of flight hours? Is it realistic to break guarantee if you aren’t on a special program?
LAS currently is the only base you jumpseat to/from work. Once there you get hotels like everybody else. But, jumpseating once a month to/from is easy after doing it 4-5 times a month for years at other airlines. This could change as they’ve had to junior assign FO’s to LAS a lot because of the jumpseating so there is interest in making it company travel.
average probably around 500 hrs a year. Almost never break guarantee unless you’re flying one of the few scheduled lines. Being paid 64 for flying 30-40 isn’t bad.
upgrade? Anybody's guess. Lots of guys eligible now that weren’t before. If they put in for it who knows. Many didn’t last time and they hired street captains.
it’s a very good company. Well run. Decent management. Well maintained equipment. Great crews. Best kept secret in 121