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08-09-2016, 05:55 AM

Arado 234

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PBS questions

I am still trying to figure it out and haven't gotten a chance yet to sit through a class, but is it true that with PBS you cannot "double-up" and can't work six days in a row now?

08-09-2016, 06:10 AM

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You can double up, but for red eyes you now need 11 hours instead of 9 from debrief to show. So will only be able to double up to late starts. Also you can double up from a early morning duty period to an afternoon period with a hour or 2 ( don't know the exact number).

You have to waive to allow double up and reduce min turn time to 11.

Yes you can work 6 days. And see above, because I think most junior guys (LAX/CLT/PHL at least) will be flying back to back red eyes WITHOUT doubling up. This means 6 days in a row for 20:20 pay. I'd rather have been able to double up easier and get it done in 5.

By the way, you don't have to go to class (though it's an easy 4 hour pay boost) for this stuff, it's in the distance learning. Also, talk to the PBS guys in the crew lounge after the bid results.

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08-10-2016, 01:37 PM

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Unfortunately, After Aug, the red eyes--in particular the 6 AM to 6PM (The ones you can double up from or to)..get very few and far between...They system will let you, but a lot of the red eyes are incorporated into 3 and 4 day trips for the winter season, so you won;t have the trip to double into or from...dig into your PBS results and see where the SAN, and PDX redeyes went..It will be to a senior person, and there are only a few of them you can you to match into a double up....