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crewdawg 02-01-2017 06:35 PM


Originally Posted by tunes (Post 2292726)
this is my shocked face

Has everything to do with the contract and nothing to do with Airbus being delayed. Definitely!

Dustycrophopper 02-01-2017 07:38 PM


Originally Posted by Piklepausepull (Post 2292694)
Word today in the puzzle palace was.....

A350 orders reduced to 8...

Only getting 40 A321...

Getting fewer(-40) 739....

Don't shoot the messenger!

Well I can't speak for the 350 but 8 seems worthless
We just took delivery of 3870 on the 737 side which means we have 50 left so if it's -40 deliveries will be done in may = highly unlikely
I also doubt we would go from getting 3 321s a month for the next 2 years to being done in 6 months

Odds are we are still getting 25 350s
120 737900s
81 321s

DraGoon 02-01-2017 08:17 PM

121 vs 135
 
Question to the forum. I'm at a bit of a crossroad here and would like the opinion of the pilot group I'd eventually like to work for. I'm about to hit 1500 hrs and need to decide whether or not I should stay at the 135 operator I am with now or leave for a 121 regional. My apprehension over leaving or staying revolves around the likelihood of a street hire with only 135 experience flying a King Air 350 (requires a type >12.5k) getting hired by a Major. I'll be eligible to upgrade with my current company in a few months. I figured fly there for a few years and rack up the TPIC required and then apply for a Major/Legacy or do I give up my great QoL and pay my dues at a regional.

Hillbilly 02-01-2017 08:32 PM


Originally Posted by RockyBoy (Post 2289468)
Does anyone know what 4F1R means on your timecard? There isn't a 4.F.1.R section on the contract. It just showed up on a day off that nothing happened and paid me an extra 5:15. It says closed and I have no clue what it was for and don't want to call and ask. :)

4F1R is the code scheduling is using to pay for reroutes that are due money under the 23 L.4.Note grievance settlement. It's when you get rerouted and some of the reroute could have been covered by creating a rotation that reported 14 hours after the the flying became "uncovered". If that includes the last leg of the trip, you get reroute pay for the credit at the end too.

Peoloto 02-01-2017 10:12 PM


Originally Posted by DraGoon (Post 2292977)
Question to the forum. I'm at a bit of a crossroad here and would like the opinion of the pilot group I'd eventually like to work for. I'm about to hit 1500 hrs and need to decide whether or not I should stay at the 135 operator I am with now or leave for a 121 regional. My apprehension over leaving or staying revolves around the likelihood of a street hire with only 135 experience flying a King Air 350 (requires a type >12.5k) getting hired by a Major. I'll be eligible to upgrade with my current company in a few months. I figured fly there for a few years and rack up the TPIC required and then apply for a Major/Legacy or do I give up my great QoL and pay my dues at a regional.

Not saying its not possible but getting hired from a part 135 king air straight here would be almost impossible. That is purely my opinion. Delta seems to like "known quantities", reputable training history etc. regionals have that, 135? Well that is all over the map.

MikeF16 02-02-2017 03:16 AM


Originally Posted by DraGoon (Post 2292977)
Question to the forum. I'm at a bit of a crossroad here and would like the opinion of the pilot group I'd eventually like to work for. I'm about to hit 1500 hrs and need to decide whether or not I should stay at the 135 operator I am with now or leave for a 121 regional. My apprehension over leaving or staying revolves around the likelihood of a street hire with only 135 experience flying a King Air 350 (requires a type >12.5k) getting hired by a Major. I'll be eligible to upgrade with my current company in a few months. I figured fly there for a few years and rack up the TPIC required and then apply for a Major/Legacy or do I give up my great QoL and pay my dues at a regional.


Originally Posted by Peoloto (Post 2292991)
Not saying its not possible but getting hired from a part 135 king air straight here would be almost impossible. That is purely my opinion. Delta seems to like "known quantities", reputable training history etc. regionals have that, 135? Well that is all over the map.

Sorry, I don't like ninja deletes but I 100% missed the point of your question in my original reply. Peoloto's answer is probably better than anything I could come up with.

GogglesPisano 02-02-2017 04:26 AM


Originally Posted by DraGoon (Post 2292977)
Question to the forum. I'm at a bit of a crossroad here and would like the opinion of the pilot group I'd eventually like to work for. I'm about to hit 1500 hrs and need to decide whether or not I should stay at the 135 operator I am with now or leave for a 121 regional. My apprehension over leaving or staying revolves around the likelihood of a street hire with only 135 experience flying a King Air 350 (requires a type >12.5k) getting hired by a Major. I'll be eligible to upgrade with my current company in a few months. I figured fly there for a few years and rack up the TPIC required and then apply for a Major/Legacy or do I give up my great QoL and pay my dues at a regional.

Lots of gouge here: https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/d...-info-204.html

I think 121 time trumps 135 any day of the week.

sailingfun 02-02-2017 05:34 AM


Originally Posted by Peoloto (Post 2292703)
Didnt we have 25 on order? So already down to only 15? Now possibly 8?

We still officially have 25 firm orders. Our 11th airframe is scheduled to be the 210th A350 built. As of yesterday they have delivered 70. They plan on production increasing to 80 this year and higher in 2018 however I don't see anyway they will deliver all 25 by 2019 as planned. It does look like UAL will cancel their A350 order so that will move us up some perhaps. If we don't get a agreement on a JV with China it would not surprise me to see the entire order canceled. A fleet of less then 15 makes no sense and they prefer 25 as a minimum.

DraGoon 02-02-2017 06:20 AM


Originally Posted by Peoloto (Post 2292991)
Not saying its not possible but getting hired from a part 135 king air straight here would be almost impossible. That is purely my opinion. Delta seems to like "known quantities", reputable training history etc. regionals have that, 135? Well that is all over the map.

Thank you for the feedback.

DraGoon 02-02-2017 06:23 AM


Originally Posted by GogglesPisano (Post 2293081)
Lots of gouge here: https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/d...-info-204.html

I think 121 time trumps 135 any day of the week.

Thanks, I'll look into it.


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