Originally Posted by
Floy
Sorry, should have been more specific. There seems to be a wide range of opinions on this subject. One guys says it sucks while other say its OK. Reserve at Delta seems to get reasonable reviews. With that said, if a new hire can get, and picks a WB category on the initial bid, what kind of trip construction do they typically have?
Don't listen to all the naysayers. Junior reserve on a widebody is a pretty sweet gig. And a lot of time a junior pilot can hold a line. I'm NYC330b for context. I'm sitting about 90% and I can usually hold at least 2 weekends off a month if not more. The trips are mainly 3 and 6 days. The 6 day trips usually have a Boston or an Atlanta overnight in the middle. In the last 9 months I've had layovers in Athens, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Dublin, Frankfurt, Paris, Tel Aviv, Rome and Sal Paulo. In the last 8 weeks I've done recurrent training, one 3 day trip and a short call. It's been a great quality of life.