Originally Posted by
jonnyjetprop
Here's the way it works. We have home reserve with a short call out and a 76 hour guarentee and open time lines with a long, 16 hour call out and a 65 hour guarentee. At least 50% of the pilot force is on a open time line since alot of flying isn't finalized by the time bid lines are constructed. OTL is the junior assignment. The only question is what you consider reserve?
Thanks for all the good information. Is there a big difference between the DC10 and MD11 flying in terms of routes these days? I realize they can fly anywhere on demand at any time. That said, do the DC10s tend to do more Europe and Middle East while the MD11s do those places plus Asia, South America, etc.?