Originally Posted by
leftapproved
Fellow FO.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news. PVD/BDL are junior. You can occasionally sneak into another base when one is announced, but those are becoming few and far between. Growth has slowed from prior projections this year. Summer months are great, winter is insanely slow.
Plan on 1-2 years on reserve. Commutability in the traditional sense is almost zero. All trips begin/end before 7am/after 10pm. But don’t worry, the best western is $90/night.
Reserve is at least 18 days a month. Almost all short call. Long call is rare.
I don’t mean to kill the vibe, but it’s hard being new at Breeze unless you live in base. Management has been very clear here. They do not care about industry commuting norms - live in base or suffer by your own choice. Good luck!
100% accurate. The very top of the company has repeatedly said that they think pilot should live in base and the policies reflect that.
That being said Breeze is a good place to work if you live in base, but commuting is rough. The airline has low priority on other carriers for commuting, and the commuter policy is vague, especially if you need two legs to get to base. If you use it more than a handful of times, it can lead to disciplinary action pretty quick. Crash pads are hard (impossible) to find in most bases, so you'll probably be stuck paying for hotels, like Leftapproved said. Breeze offers positive space commuting on its own metal, but unless you live somewhere they fly and don’t mind getting in a day or two early, you’ll need to commute on another airline.