Don’t make your decision based on TDY. Your base may never TDY and if they do it’s often voluntary. You’re most vulnerable to an involuntary TDY your first few months on line.
The vast majority of pilots have never seen an involuntary TDY.

Good to know. VPS and SFB are top of my list, abs info on those going TDY much?

I understand they are not contractual. But it is the reality. I'm willing to accept less pay to be home at night. If that goes away, then I absolutely agree we should get the save as anyone else flying the same equipment.

VPS is a seasonal base. Expect 2 TDYs through the low season months of September-April from each seat. CA TDYs usually go voluntary as the commuter pilots elect the voluntary TDY option. In the summer season expect TDYs into VPS. Usually around 6-8 pilots per seat.

Right. The regional lifer gig. A lot of us have been there and it's a great run. Right up until the music stops. There are more defunct regionals than there are ones currently operating. There were a lot of us out of work when Comair shut down at one of the worst times to get a job.

Anyone staying at Allegiant and letting the biggest hiring wave in our lifetimes pass by is seriously gambling. Maybe this place will make it, maybe it won't. May the odds be ever in your favor.

I wonder if wide body pilots would take less pay because they sit in cruise 90% of the time and sleep half the time while they’re getting paid…..

No, they have to pay up or we close down. That's it.

“Home every night” is not a quid pro quo negotiated benefit; it’s a business strategy that is irrelevant to contract negotiations. Looks like the management trolls are at it again.

The people posting here that home every night is not a benefit is curious at the least. Why would anyone be here if not for the home every night model? Why are KC, Marg, 310, V2, tailend, etc why are y’all still here?

Actions speak louder than words. y’all haven’t left and my guess it’s because y’all really value the home every night benefit. If you don’t value it then I truly have no idea why you would possibly stay. Why else would anyone stay?

Please feel free to chime in because the only thing keeping me here is home every night and I have to assume that y’all are in the same boat.

If you live in base, this place, even with all the warts and vindictive management is the best airline for people who truly value the out and back model and being home 99% of the nights.

So let's negotiate it in. Premium pay required for any overnight or TDY. Promise you I'm not management, hell I havn't even started yet. But I can tell you that I am more interested in being home for my family than I am in making $250k. They need my time more than they need my money. I think some of you would be all too happy to fly trips like delta, etc. I am not.