Originally Posted by
Speedbird172
Hey all - did some looking through this thread but couldn't find any recent info. Anyway I'm curious how long being on reserve is running these day? I know the industry sucks in general right now and things keep changing but from reading through some of this thread things seem to be moving at Mesaba these days so maybe it's a pertinent question. Thanks!
Depends on aircraft and base. I have personally sat reserve on the Saab in DTW as an FO since March and still bid close to 20 pilots deep in a reserve pool. Now with attrition and the new hires coming in hopefully there will be less ready reserve for those who have done it month after month. On this bid pack there are 61 FO lines including High Speeds and 23 reserve lines including build up and currently we have 84 FO's.