Originally Posted by
flyguy81
Swa pilots holding a line get 16-20 off a month. Jr guys usually 16-17, Sr guys 18-20. 20 is pretty rare and base dependent….usually all day trip lines. When I was bidding 17% as a FO I couldn’t hold the day trip lines but was doing 2 days and Tues-Thurs 3 days and getting 18 off easy.
Swa rsv pilots are getting 15/16 off depending how many days in the month. Any flying added to a rsv day increases guarantee. Rsv day is worth 6, a rigged 2 day is worth 13 so your credit would go from 90 to 91 if you didn’t do another trip the rest of the month. Rsv is busy and will usually only get 1 maybe 2 days off from being used but credit will be in the 110-120 range.
You can lose days off on the month to month overlap but depending how you bid the next month….you can fix that.
That is so much better than I've seen here at United at the Narrowbody, I would suggest that if anyone has no desire to fly WB jets, you won't get a better schedule than at SWA.
I can say with certainty as a jr lineholder at United, you will most likely only have 13-14 days off a month and you won't see 16+ until at least better than 50%. With current movement vector, you could easily see 50% as an FO on a NB in SFO or EWR within 18 months.
If you like to do layovers and try and visit a destination for a 24 hr sit, I'm guessing United has more options for that type flying than SWA does. But, I'd venture to say most would rather work and go home, and have 4 days more off a month, so 48 more days off a year at SWA than a Jr FO at United.