New Envoy Information
05-04-2016, 03:51 PM
#2671
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Joined APC: Jul 2011
Posts: 894
I did reserve in base for 3.5 years. It was nice to get paid not to work, but I hated not really knowing my schedule, being at the mercy of CS.
I'm on 5th year FO pay, been bidding lines all all this year now. I've made 20k through April. Add in the 10k bonus this year, That's not a bad pace. Picking up OT is easier with a line also. I don't feel like I've been busting my but too much. But yeah, getting paid not to work at all is nice too, if you don't mind the invisible handcuffs.
I'm on 5th year FO pay, been bidding lines all all this year now. I've made 20k through April. Add in the 10k bonus this year, That's not a bad pace. Picking up OT is easier with a line also. I don't feel like I've been busting my but too much. But yeah, getting paid not to work at all is nice too, if you don't mind the invisible handcuffs.
Junior reserve pretty much sucks because you have very little say in what you get, but some of our junior non commutable 12 day off lines with 0400-0500 Eastern time show times every day suck much worse IMO when your choice is senior Reserve vs junior line holder. Just depends on what you want.
05-04-2016, 05:22 PM
#2672
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Joined APC: May 2007
Position: 737 FO
Posts: 338
When I was a new hire, there were five slots for DFW, and the other 13 were SJU.
Sometimes you have to play the cards you're dealt.
05-05-2016, 04:35 AM
#2673
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Joined APC: Dec 2012
Posts: 299
There have been three displacements in the past 18 months. Anyone hired before Miami closed could of proffered to displace out of the CRJ. I know newer guys have no choice and the latest displacement might of kicked a few emb guys to CRJ guys but not that many.
05-05-2016, 04:44 AM
#2674
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Joined APC: Jul 2010
Posts: 3,384
Making RSV CRJ shorter.
05-05-2016, 10:17 AM
#2676
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Joined APC: Dec 2005
Posts: 439
It's been discussed many many times before, but short answer is the envoy travel benefits are the best in the industry (PSA an PDT have the same). Yes, they are the same as AA. For the actual jumpseat, AA gets priority on their own metal and visa-versa for us and all the other WO's. Priority is based on check-in time as opposed to seniority, so as a junior RJ FO you don't have to worry about a mainline guy bumping you just because you're the low man on the totem pole.
05-05-2016, 06:52 PM
#2679
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Joined APC: Dec 2015
Posts: 687
I believe he is talking about jumpseat priority where its time of sign in now. But us airways was seniority for everything so it's not really a US Airways policy, just a new policy brought on by the US Airway management.
05-05-2016, 07:05 PM
#2680
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Joined APC: Dec 2005
Posts: 439
Anyway, latest is that there will be a whopping 2 new-hires in May. Thank our illustrious management team for "making envoy great again!" Reserve rules are despicable, pay is awful, crew scheduling does what they want with full immunity, and our "leaders" are vindictive and intent on making this place a bottom-tier airline. I wonder why we can't attract new-hires?!
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