PW4060

I am really interested in what the current RSV situation is at Endeavor. I want to work at a regional with solid training and a solid reputation (subjective) but if I sit reserve for a long time and fly less than 60-75 hours a month I would probably be less than satisfied (that's a personal preference). What could a new-hire anticipate for reserve and monthly flight hours?

PW4060

After digging into this thread a little deeper it appears that DTW on the 200 has the quickest road to holding a line, followed by LGA on the 900, MSP on the 200 and finally JFK on the 900. Seem correct?
I understand things are changing quickly but I am wondering how much flying there is on reserve, I remember reading on earlier threads numbers around 25 a month which seems very low.
Thanks for any input.

Is offline

That's not totally the case. 6 year fo's are still reserve in dtw

block30

Well MSP 200 FOs are holding a line, what....one to two months off OE. All other categories dropping.

bonesbrigade

I don't think that is true... like I said, I'm a 4 year FO not holding a 200 DTW line. I missed it by 3 or 4 in August I think. I know that there are still quite a few newhires to be placed here in DTW, but since we effectively have 6 places for newhires to go to, I don't foresee myself holding a line for a while longer, moreso once SSP Captains start leaving.

block30

As was said in Blazing Saddles by the late great Madeline Kahn, "It's twoo, it's twoo!" Just look it up on the category line reports on PBS.

rightseat

The challenge for RAH is; their management is playing a new game with an old playbook. This tactic is going to back fire in ways they never dreamed possible. RAH management basically stopped negotiating nearly two months ago after a VERY aggressive couple of months. Since then, their plan has been to delay, turn the other RAH employees against the pilots, and look to "get the pilots to agree to something less".

It is no longer about what the pilots will agree to, but rather what will assist the company in getting new pilots in the front door. Without flow and without the absolute highest pay in the industry, the end is inevitable. I believe this latest tactic will send at least 300 - 500 FO's to other regionals. Why would they stay? If you believe your company is shrinking and you may never get a shot at the right seat, why would you stay -- particularly when you can get to the right seat at a variety of other regionals within six months. Heck - Compass is now offering a bonus and Republic pilots do not even have to take a written test. A seven year FO at RAH went there and was a Captain in three months.

All regionals are going to struggle and some will survive. My timeline for RAH complete demise is 2 to 4 years, unless they have the best regional contract in the industry within 60 days. After that, it will be too late!

WIPilot

I agree that 1-2 months off of OE is an overstatement of how everyone will end up, but in AUG the junior M2F line went to a March 2015 hire.

PW4060

After four years still no line in DTW, thanks for that feedback. How many hours do you fly on average per month? I'm trying to get an idea of what life on standby at Endeavor is like.

PW4060

I'm sorry, I'm not familiar with what "junior M2F" stands for, could you explain please? Thank you.