Originally Posted by
RippinClapBombs
Keep gaslighting, you’re just naive sitting on the pretty side of the seniority list. I’ll fly 1.5-2 hour legs any day of the week to a regional airport and back with 5 hour total daily block and layovers generally around 16-18h because the duty stayed below 10h. Unfortunately 3 legs at AA looks something like 2.5h leg, 2.5h sit, 3.5h leg, 50 min sit, 2.25h leg, resulting in 8.5h block and over 12h duty because we have zero limitations on trip construction in our contract.
Well, I've been here a while and also was junior for a long time. They hired like 300 people the year I was hired. It took me three years just to get reserve at my preferred domicile.
I bid reserve half the year now and swap with OT often, so I know what the crappier trips look like. Due to the short legs, you'll do more of them, that's just a result of taking back the flying, which I assume everyone here wants. But maybe not. Maybe you'd rather be in an RJ doing it?
Just have some perspective is all I'm saying. I'd love everyone have cake trips but some will just be crappier than others, and yes being junior sucks.
Originally Posted by
JulesWinfield
Personally, I prefer regional routes. I love ODANs, too. I’ll be flying those when the company implements them.
Legs under an hour block, daytime flying 7-5, and most importantly no red eyes. God I hated those. Junior lineholders did 2x 3-day trips a week for 20 hours pay. 10 days off.
On the 80 I routinely had 12-14 leg 4-days worth 18-19 hours too. With a 110° cockpit.