They gave ZED agreements, anyone who is under their passrider benifits can use them. Though it does depend on each airlines agreement with the ZED, as no all allow buddies or parents to use them

 

There are approximately 84 agreements. I've never seen one that parents are not included. (edit: I just checked about 20 carriers, Air France, Cathay Pacific, Lufthansa, KLM, and Quantas don't allow parents. There are still options to Europe, but Australia would have to be on Emirates or Etihad) You can designate a travel companion in lieu of a spouse. Travel companions have access to about 30% of the carriers. Domestically, we have agreements with all the biggies except the Big D. There's enough variety to get you anywhere in the world.

 

I know it was done several pages back, but does anyone care to take a stab at seniority order for bases? (Personally I'm curious about AVL, PIE, and SFB... Apparently BLI goes very senior)

FLL
IWA
OAK
PGD
PIE
SFB
BLI
CVG
AVL
PIT
LAX
LAS

 

I presume you are talking about FO's

I would put BLI and IWA at the top of the list.

I would put OAK and PIT at the bottom. The rest are in the middle.

With Captains, I would additionally put SFB-Airbus at the top of the list.

It's hard to say how things are going to shake out in the very near future as we transition to all airbus base by base. Some people are holding out on an upgrade waiting for their base to transition so they don't get equipment locked. Some people are locked and may actually get displaced, then displace the person junior to them anywhere in the system. This has not occurred though so far. The first test of this is coming. Our new contract favors strict seniority in these situations. The old rules you were domicile protected.

To hit your original point about being interested in PIE and AVL, both of those cities are on the list to be completely transitioned to AB during 2017. The last written piece that came from the company was in July. PIE was to be completed by Fall 2017, AVL by winter 2017.

If you get hired here, you will be equipment locked for 2 years, although the company can and does waive this from time to time, but mainly for upgrades and not transitions.

 

Air France does allow parents ZED travel. United, Hawiian and now Air Canada are all great options to get to Australia, Oceania and the far east.

 

You're correct on all accounts. That reply, on my part, was a complete waste of time. Like someone would really factor ZED agreements, for parents, into a career decision.

 

I still don't even know what ZED is vs non-ZED travel benefits? I've also heard about id90, not sure what the difference is?

 

ZED is standby travel on an airline that is other then your own. You pay a much reduced rate. ID90 is the same idea. Non-zed would be standby travel on your own airline

 

Had a jumpseater say VPS and AUS were soon to be new pilot bases?

 

It will be an Airbus TDY base for the summer.