Originally Posted by
mammywhammy
Oh no way. That is just so foreign to me, I guess. Last two companies, name of the game was get off reserve ASAP even if you had to commute to a crummy base (before you could get home, if home base was an option). I’m sure the Boston flying is decent, not as many commute options but it’s mostly on us and hopefully that’s not a heavy Jumpseat/commute route.
And yeah of course. Mark your calendars for when my lock expires! PHX 737 announcement will follow soon.
Living 20 min from the parking lot and bidding reserve has worked really well for me in CLT; you should try it in PHX when you have the chance.
In the meantime, the good news for you is that AA is pretty commuter friendly. Only one flight required, and you can reserve the JS 8 days out. I think I read somewhere that the company is on the verge of incorporating the JS reservation into Travel Planner, which is easier to deal with than that phone system.
Now that you've found the scheduling tools on the APA site make sure your bids are in for LAX/DFW and see what happens. If you need help with that process you can always ask (AAPilots > AA Bidding Tools > Reference Material > My Preferences/Displacements) or download the APA app to your company iPad, let all the documents in the 'Papyrus' section populate, then find the relevant Compass Document that walks you through the process.
For all of everyone's complaints about APA (a topic for another time) one thing they've done very well are the Compass Documents. There's something for just about everything.