Allegiant Air
02-24-2016, 07:20 PM
#1751
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Originally Posted by akemps
To give a little more substance to this...
The last 5 captain upgrade slots on this latest bid went as PIT CA, the 2 before that went CVG CA... The last guy to get it (subsequently PIT CA) was a 7/7/15 hire... that said, that group isn't slated for training until early July '16, and will probably hit the line around September. You don't get paid CA pay until you pass your check ride, so effectively, you're not really getting the benefits of being a CA until about 1.3 years, and that's the quickest possible.
Long story short, if you wanna upgrade quick here, in the most junior base, you can... people tend to stay in their bases, even as FO's... but expect a less than stellar QOL for a few years until your seniority builds enough to hold a decent schedule in one of the more desirable bases. I've also seen a bunch of TDY'd captains lately (here in PIT) that aren't too happy about it; so that's a possible downside to to a quick upgrade as well.
All subject to rapid change, but that's what's going on at the moment.
The last 5 captain upgrade slots on this latest bid went as PIT CA, the 2 before that went CVG CA... The last guy to get it (subsequently PIT CA) was a 7/7/15 hire... that said, that group isn't slated for training until early July '16, and will probably hit the line around September. You don't get paid CA pay until you pass your check ride, so effectively, you're not really getting the benefits of being a CA until about 1.3 years, and that's the quickest possible.
Long story short, if you wanna upgrade quick here, in the most junior base, you can... people tend to stay in their bases, even as FO's... but expect a less than stellar QOL for a few years until your seniority builds enough to hold a decent schedule in one of the more desirable bases. I've also seen a bunch of TDY'd captains lately (here in PIT) that aren't too happy about it; so that's a possible downside to to a quick upgrade as well.
All subject to rapid change, but that's what's going on at the moment.
02-24-2016, 08:07 PM
#1752
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Joined APC: Oct 2010
Position: Airbus CA
Posts: 911
Originally Posted by FirstClass
Why would a captain who is awarded a city he bid be on TDY?
02-24-2016, 09:11 PM
#1753
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Posts: 2,137
Originally Posted by tailendcharlie
'Cause the way marketing schedules the airline you have block hours that can vary widely in each base depending on the season. So in a heavy month they need all the pilots in a particular base but in the slow months they will TDY the "excess" to whatever other base is busy and short of pilots. If you're down near the bottom in your base you are vulnerable....
02-25-2016, 05:21 AM
#1757
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Joined APC: Feb 2016
Posts: 128
So engine problems and endless maintenance issues don't seem to cause much havoc, but one kid getting the hives and the tolerant people from the People's Republic of Washington acting quite normally gets nationwide airplay...
02-25-2016, 06:44 AM
#1759
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Joined APC: Jul 2015
Position: on the bench
Posts: 157
Originally Posted by FirstClass
I can see why you have 8 month upgrades now.
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