Originally Posted by
Brickfire
Not sure there's much difference here between AA/UA/DL
That said, splitting a block over two schedule periods defintely the easiest way to go.
8-9 days off as a reserve in one month is hard if not impossible because you then have to squeeze 16-18 days of 117 compliant work blocks into the rest of the month. Also leaves the rest of your schedule as a mess. If you live in base it might work, otherwise you won't see your spouse/kids/dogs for the whole months between work and exploring Thailand.
6-7 days would be vastly more doable. (South America is a great no-jet lag option for short trips).
I'm still at a regional, but when I was junior and on reserve. I would sometimes bid, and edit my shedule of 12 days off for the month as 6 days on 1 off. I would do that for 3 weeks in a row and have the last 9 days off of the month in a row. I was just wondering if thats possible here. Flight benefit and the ability to use them are a major factor for me