Originally Posted by GoCats67

Don't have any data on Average days off, but it is 12 or 13 on reserve depending on the month length, and then variable based on how senior of a lineholder you are for lineholders. On all the fleets the Lines have been constructed to pretty high values over the spring and summer, so the junior lineholder that has inefficient trips is ending up with 13 or 14 days off.

I will let a commuter speak to commutability, but that is also wildly dependant upon where you are commuting from.

The trip mix shown is from the ALPA report for the August flying. It doesn't show base specific mix, but does give a good idea of the trip mix across the different fleets.

The below shows the line seniority number of the junior pilot staffed in each seat/location and the junior pilot gauranteed a line in each seat/location.

Pure trip drops are difficult to come by right now as the coverage is so poor it basically would require somebody being willing to do a straight pick up of your trip. Since everybody's lines are being built to a high initial number, most people can't/dont want to do a straight pickup. Hopefully as they catch up on OE training (happening already on the 320) the staffing will get to the point where at least some people can get a drop (senior folks generally) . We do have trip trading that includes bad day-worse day, so if you have a trip later in the month you want to get out of and they have an open trip earlier in the month where the coverage is worse, then you can trade. It can work for trips later in the monht, but is much more restrictive so almost never works.

Also of note is that the 777 and 787 have gone very junior/unfilled in DCA recently, so you could get that assignment potentially as a new hire or very quickly thereafter if you were interested. If you are going to stay commuting, I would highly discourage that path!!!