Heard through the grape vine - mostly 88 NYC, 1 7ER, 1 88ATL, and a couple 767ATL

Is it possible to transfer from the 88 in NYC to ATL? How long would that take?

Marty!

You could bid the base change on the very next Advanced Entitlement (usually coming out about every 3 months right now). As I understand it - Per the contract, Delta has up to 6 months from the closing date of the AE to complete your conversion to the new assignment (including any follow on training that might be req. if changing airframes). The actual amount of time for you individually with vary based on needs at the new base, and your seniority.

just want to tag on to the answer you already got. You can't just transfer from one base to another. In other words, just because you are already an 88 FO in NYC doesn't mean you get any preference on an 88 spot in ATL or anywhere else. Vacancies are posted and put out for bid. These bids tend to happen every three months or so lately, but there is no set schedule. These vacancies are open to anyone, and the senior most people to bid the vacancies get them.

Now to really confuse the issue - you can pick up flying out of your base. If you are in New York, but want to be in Atlanta, it is possible to swap out days and trips - although it would take a lot of luck to get more than one a month.

2 75/76 Atl
2 Md88 Atl
1 76 Er Jfk

19 Md 88 Nyc Shuttles

Thanks for the great info guys... kind of what I figured. Got two quick questions... 1. What is the reserve call-out policy like? (Long / short call? 2 hours or 9 hours?) and 2. What seems to be the present time on the 88 in NYC to a line?

Thanks much!

Marty!

Short call- which I just finished 35 minutes ago :)- is ~2 hours. The specific wording is "as soon as practical" which is considered around 2 hours... at certain times of day and certain cities that can be in excess of 3 or more. No less than 2 hours, though.


Long call is the default. That is a minimum of a 12 hour callout. I typically know the flights I am going to fly more than 18 hours ahead of time. When I lived in DTW, I would sit long call up there and then commute to NYC and now ATL as necessary. Now that I live in ATL... long and short call days when I dont get called I treat as extra days off where I can get stuff done around the house. :)


I'm not sure about the current new hire to time to hold a line. To give you an idea of the progression up there, if I were still on the NYC 88 this December (I was a Feb new hire), I would be ~28 out of 92 on the list.

If I dont hold a line this December on the ATL767, I'll be very close. It's definitely a good time to get on.

Split S and Killswitch thanks for the info. I'm happy to have a class date but several 75/76 openings will be the icing on the cake.

80ktsClamp, how many long and short call days does someone on reserve get a month. I assume it depends on the equipment and seniority. Can you bid all long call?

Thanks,
BFS

On average how much do Delta pilots fly on reserve? Specifically MD-88 in NYC, ATL and SLC?

How practical is the rolling thunder (will live in the base)? It is at company's descretion, isn't it? How often does it work out and they roll your days?

Thanks