Vacancy
09-15-2022, 05:48 AM
#171
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Joined APC: Jun 2014
Posts: 589
Originally Posted by Armyguy
I am senior in the right seat. I am in the 10,xxx range on the 737 and man, every time I bid in PBS I am like "does every sequence have to start on Thursday, Friday, Saturday?"
No f'ing way am I taking an upgrade to work every single weekend and holiday. I don't remember our schedule being this weekend heavy. I distinctly remember getting monday-friday trips at 60% and now I am barely getting those same trips at 20%
No f'ing way am I taking an upgrade to work every single weekend and holiday. I don't remember our schedule being this weekend heavy. I distinctly remember getting monday-friday trips at 60% and now I am barely getting those same trips at 20%
09-15-2022, 05:58 AM
#172
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Joined APC: Feb 2013
Position: B737
Posts: 1,204
I upgraded in December (DFW 737). Previously I was about 18% on the Bus in DFW domestic. I’ve held LCR the entire time. Aside from the occasional Saturday or Sunday where they didn’t use me, I’ve worked every weekend. I finally got my first weekend off in September. I’m about 89% FWIW.
Each base has its own dynamics. To hold a line in DFW a CA needs to be about 70-75%. In CLT, at least on the 73, lines go more junior. Maybe because the trips suck.
Each base has its own dynamics. To hold a line in DFW a CA needs to be about 70-75%. In CLT, at least on the 73, lines go more junior. Maybe because the trips suck.
09-15-2022, 07:11 AM
#173
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Joined APC: Dec 2013
Position: A320 CA
Posts: 2,297
Originally Posted by Armyguy
When/if I upgrade I might. 18 days is still A LOT of days. 2-3 days too many.
09-15-2022, 04:45 PM
#174
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Joined APC: Sep 2010
Position: HUD cripple.
Posts: 312
Originally Posted by Hueypilot
I upgraded in December (DFW 737). Previously I was about 18% on the Bus in DFW domestic. I’ve held LCR the entire time. Aside from the occasional Saturday or Sunday where they didn’t use me, I’ve worked every weekend. I finally got my first weekend off in September. I’m about 89% FWIW.
Each base has its own dynamics. To hold a line in DFW a CA needs to be about 70-75%. In CLT, at least on the 73, lines go more junior. Maybe because the trips suck.
Each base has its own dynamics. To hold a line in DFW a CA needs to be about 70-75%. In CLT, at least on the 73, lines go more junior. Maybe because the trips suck.
I'm in the low 60th percentile as a DFW 737 CA, all I can hold is 4 and 5 day trips, working weekends. To hold more than a partial weekend or two off each month, you need to be around 40%. Right now thats a 1999 DOH.
09-15-2022, 04:49 PM
#175
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Joined APC: May 2016
Posts: 213
Originally Posted by Dobbs18
yeah I noticed the same thing, trips have gotten really really bad. It’s especially bad in CLT because of all the regional lift we have taken over. I was left with a total of 4xx some trips to chose from that didn’t touch weekends or have a redeye in it for Oct out of 1,600+ trips. 2-3 years ago someone in my seniority range(23% roughly in base) could hold middle of the week 3days and some 2days. Now if I’m lucky I get 3 4days and 1 3day. But if I don’t get my parameters meet oh well, SCR doesn’t bother me as much as it does others. If the trips are this bad I might as well be doing them from the left seat so I put it in for this vacancy, yeah I will lose my weekends and holidays but I got no problem calling in sick so my kids remember who their dad is, ha…I think it’s not just sat and sun anymore, scheduling basically treats Fridays as a weekend day now I’ve noticed.
We are not the only industry dealing with this:
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/15/b...e=articleShare
09-15-2022, 08:02 PM
#176
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Joined APC: Dec 2013
Position: A320 CA
Posts: 2,297
Originally Posted by Hueypilot
I upgraded in December (DFW 737). Previously I was about 18% on the Bus in DFW domestic. I’ve held LCR the entire time. Aside from the occasional Saturday or Sunday where they didn’t use me, I’ve worked every weekend. I finally got my first weekend off in September. I’m about 89% FWIW.
Each base has its own dynamics. To hold a line in DFW a CA needs to be about 70-75%. In CLT, at least on the 73, lines go more junior. Maybe because the trips suck.
Each base has its own dynamics. To hold a line in DFW a CA needs to be about 70-75%. In CLT, at least on the 73, lines go more junior. Maybe because the trips suck.
09-15-2022, 08:32 PM
#177
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Joined APC: May 2009
Position: pilot
Posts: 584
Originally Posted by Arado 234
Those are not Airbus procedures. That's a general training philosophy from US Airways.
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