Alaska Air Hiring
01-27-2018, 05:42 PM
#2931
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Mar 2017
Posts: 291
Originally Posted by Ronin47
Can you pick up any "open time" on top of the 79hrs? What is the maximum hours you can work per month? 88? Just trying to figure life as a first year FO living in expensive California!
01-27-2018, 07:50 PM
#2932
On Reserve
Joined APC: Dec 2007
Posts: 10
Originally Posted by usernamehere
On reserve you get 12 days off per month (as well as a good portion of the hard lines get 12 days off per month at least on the 737 side). Everything you pick up on your days off on reserve gets tacked on to the 79 hr guarantee (short call) regardless of how much you fly in the month. I know this is true if you pick up from the company. I’m not sure about from another pilot. I’d imagine it still gets tacked on. Maybe someone else can chime in on this. (I commute so I don’t plan on ever doing this until I move to base and by then I’ll be a lineholder so there may not be a point.)
01-28-2018, 07:27 AM
#2934
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Sep 2011
Position: B737, CA
Posts: 176
Originally Posted by Lars
Reserves can only pick up open time. They can't do pilot to pilot pickup. I have no idea why but that's how the side letter was written so that's the way it is.
They want a reserve to work on his day off but only if it helps them become more efficient. If you fly on a day off and cover a trip out of open time it helps them tremendously.
But - If they allowed you to fly on your day off and cover your buddies trip, it does nothing for them. The trip was already covered by your buddy. Therefore, they won’t let you fly unless it benefits them, not the pilots.
This is a perfect example of how ruthless this company is. They will give you nothing, even something as simple as trying to help a buddy out on your day off.
01-28-2018, 07:35 AM
#2935
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2006
Position: Left, right & center
Posts: 774
Originally Posted by Mudhen200
The reason is because we work for a ruthless management that could care less about our quality of life.
01-29-2018, 06:09 AM
#2936
Line Holder
Joined APC: Apr 2017
Posts: 55
Originally Posted by Mudhen200
The reason is because we work for a ruthless management that could care less about our quality of life.
They want a reserve to work on his day off but only if it helps them become more efficient. If you fly on a day off and cover a trip out of open time it helps them tremendously.
But - If they allowed you to fly on your day off and cover your buddies trip, it does nothing for them. The trip was already covered by your buddy. Therefore, they won’t let you fly unless it benefits them, not the pilots.
This is a perfect example of how ruthless this company is. They will give you nothing, even something as simple as trying to help a buddy out on your day off.
They want a reserve to work on his day off but only if it helps them become more efficient. If you fly on a day off and cover a trip out of open time it helps them tremendously.
But - If they allowed you to fly on your day off and cover your buddies trip, it does nothing for them. The trip was already covered by your buddy. Therefore, they won’t let you fly unless it benefits them, not the pilots.
This is a perfect example of how ruthless this company is. They will give you nothing, even something as simple as trying to help a buddy out on your day off.
Reserve rules are rarely a negotiation priority because 90% of voting pilots are not on reserve.
01-29-2018, 05:06 PM
#2938
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,282
Originally Posted by usernamehere
On reserve you get 12 days off per month
Some reserve callout times go during two calendar days, so our days off are not by calendar day but by hours.
01-29-2018, 05:16 PM
#2939
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2013
Position: Port Bus
Posts: 725
Originally Posted by ImperialxRat
Just want to clarify here that it is not 12 days off, it is a block of 120 hours off, a block of 72 hours off and two blocks of 48 hours off.
Some reserve callout times go during two calendar days, so our days off are not by calendar day but by hours.
Some reserve callout times go during two calendar days, so our days off are not by calendar day but by hours.
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