Originally Posted by
Tangalanga
Thank you, all very clear.I won't worry anymore.
Few more questions from a newbie:
Can somebody on reserve pick-up flights?
If that is possible, can be done from another base?
As a line holder? Can 777 SFO bid, trade or pick up trips from IAH for example?
How senior or desirable is the only trip to Buenos Aires? IAH-EZE, B-777.
Thank you!!!
Tangalanga
To add to the post above:
Note: 1. You can place the trade whenever, but the aggressive pick-up window does not start until 1100 the day prior, meaning the trip for which you have placed a trade has to be open at that time to work. There are other caveats that about matching the days you have on reserve to the days of the trip as well, but it’s getting in the weeds. You cannot pickup trips on your days off except for (weeds).
There are probably 1M threads on reserve scheduling—it’s an encyclopedia of rules that you won’t quite get until you do it. I would read through some of them, though, paying particular attention to global reserve if bidding an aircraft that does international flying to know what you might be experiencing on your fleet.