ATL 717A
03-15-2024, 06:32 AM
#31
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Originally Posted by notEnuf
It sounded to me like they were wanting to maximize earnings. The way I have been succesful at that is to bid a position where I an the most senior I can be and take advantage of that seniority on reserve. You get the weekends, holiday, other desirable time off which is when coverage is tightest. Then you have the GS. You can also bid with LCAs and pick up after drops. Getting to the higher paying seat is a technique but not the best IMHO. If dollars are the goal and they are willing to sacrifice weekend etc. then being paid double, triple, rolling thunder or cashing in PBs is a much better way to earn that.
Agree with you there. When I displaced from the bottom 330B, to super senior 717B, my pay pretty much stayed the same, with quite a few months being higher and more time off. I got the vacation I wanted, all the days off I wanted and bid by trip number with only a few bid lines. Being able to say, I can make that event in 6 months was also nice. There is a reason that most of the top page of the right seat of my category are all senior to me. Most of them make quite a bit more than I do. I could be the top page of 320B and I bet I could easily make more money in that seat than I could as a 717A. The hope is to never be junior again, preferably> 30%. However, if you have no flexibility and want to just fly your PBS assigned schedule and go home, then the highest paying seat works great.
03-15-2024, 07:49 AM
#32
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Originally Posted by higney85
I’ll nod to more pay per hour, but if shopping the GS/WS world there are far less 1 leg and DH a leg for 10:30. It is more effective on pay if NOT playing the “work the schedule” game with swaps or a plan on last minute GS (available to a local). Overall, everyone wants the most days off and max pay. That becomes go big, go far, go home (WBA). Seniority reflects that fact. If flexible and wanting to move things around, 717. If wanting to just fly and be done, 320/737/7er. When you get bored and senior for a change, look into a WB.
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