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01-18-2020, 05:44 AM

#91

Smoke Toliet

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Joined APC: Feb 2006

Position: CRJ, A320

Posts: 240

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Originally Posted by joepilot

The COMPANY does not want to put a minimum number on short call show time, because they know that that number is the soonest that anybody would ever show in the future.

Joe

Not sure where your getting your information from as I see your a retired 747 Captain so I doubt your AA but the company has approach APA over the last 5 years about setting a time on call outs as well as asked for airport ready reserves.

01-19-2020, 12:17 PM

#92

FetaCheese

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Joined APC: Dec 2019

Posts: 216

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Originally Posted by aa73

Sitting reserve in base is probably one of the sweetest deals out there. Especially if you’re on long call..
If the phone hasn’t rung by 8am you’re pretty much done for the day

Except that on LC the phone usually does ring..since you are first to get called. SC seems like a sweeter deal if you live in base. Last to get called, which means many times you don't get called at all. Which is also the same reason that SC sucks so hard for commuters.

01-20-2020, 05:08 AM

#93

Dobbs18

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Joined APC: Jun 2014

Posts: 589

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Originally Posted by Rockiepilot

Movement is happening regardless. The junior nature of it I think will change is all. I don’t see this as a new normal. It’ll all settle eventually and the change of fleets will help. Maybe I’m wrong. We shall see. Approaching with caution isn’t an ill advised approach...

Well you said the junior part of it would change so I took you for your word.....obviously lots of things could happen to slow down the movement but if things continue on the current path I think you will see LGA CA’s in the 12,000 seniority range for awhile, there are just too many retirements and it is just such an undesirable position for many that they will bypass it to do something else.

01-20-2020, 05:13 AM

#94

Dobbs18

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Joined APC: Jun 2014

Posts: 589

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Originally Posted by GhettoJet

As of right now, short call reserve with weekends off, while living in base is the best deal at AA. Holding a line sucks, you’re forced into flying 80 plus hours a month red and redder makes your schedule almost immutable, youre subject to reassignment and recovery obligation. We shall see what the next contract brings.

now that ^ is a true statement...not sure what base you are at but if you don have weekends off in CLT on SC rsv, be prepared to fly everyday on call just about....