Originally Posted by
The Chow
I have been given the January 17th class date and I had a question about bases.
I live in Florida and was considering putting for Miami on the ATR my QOL would be better in Miami especially if I'm on reserve.
However, holding a line always comes with a better QOL. Do you think NY would have a shorter reserve period then Miami?
Thank you for any input.
TC
Definitely go MIA ATR as your first choice. As the other post said, the pay is the same first year and there will be a ton more people leaving MIA ATR FO which helps move you upwards. I personally think the party is over in NYC as far as good QOL on the LGA CRJ. They have hired a good number of people into the equip, and if you arent holding a line right now on the CRJ in LGA then chances are you wont hold one for a very long time. Also once you get into the CRJ as an FO you are locked into that until you upgrade (or get displaced, which is rare)
Originally Posted by
jmartin
A friend of mine, FO a eagle, referred me and I got an email from eagle telling me to update my application. They said they would review it in 2 days, make sure its right or I couldn't interview.
Should I get excited?
Get pumped! Make sure you read through your entire app and make sure all the i's are dotted and t's crossed. Check your Medical cert date and make sure it hasnt lapsed, contact information, flight times, etc. You might hear something about an interview within a week or two.
Originally Posted by
adam28
Someone told me that only 38 or so FOs bid MIA EMJ for 72 vacancies. Meaning new hires may be able to bid MIA EMJ perhaps on the first day of class. Any vacancies in NY will be for the CRJ which you will be seatlocked in until you upgrade, or the open a MIA CRJ base. New rumor.....
There were 72 MFE (Miami FO ERJ) openings, and only 45 people bid for it. Very good chance of seeing some MIA ERJ slots in the future newhire classes, but there will also be a bunch FOs transferring into MFE in the next vacancy bid.
Originally Posted by
The Chow
Adam,
can you explain more about the seat locks? Meaning, if I'm on the ERJ I'm on the ERJ and same for the CRJ?
I heard the ATR was only locked for a year....Do you know if that's true?
Thanks,
TC
For newhires you are locked into your equip for 12 months. Your seatlock begins 14days prior to entering training. If you are a newhire MIA ATR FO you are prevented from bidding out of it until the seatlock expires, at that point you can go from ATR to either ERJ FO or CRJ FO. Once you are a ERJ/CRJ FO you cant bid backwards to the ATR. You also cant bid laterally from ERJ to CRJ or vice versa. You CAN transfer bases, as long as you stay in the same equip (ORD ERJ FO to DFW ERJ FO for example) Make sense?