New Hires - Bases and Reserve Time
#122
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Joined APC: Nov 2018
Posts: 832
I had an interview in DEN this past Monday, and my flight out of LFT to IAH on EJT was canceled on Sunday night, apparently because of short staffing.
Are y'all just really thin on CA's and fat on FO's? Then why the several years to upgrade? None of it makes sense.
#123
In a land of unicorns
Joined APC: Apr 2014
Position: Whale FO
Posts: 6,401
On a given day, you can have 10 reserves. A few hours in and a few cancellations etc, you can be down to 0. That's when you start cancelling flights. Or you can have every reserve guy either on a trip or not legal for rest for next day for morning departures, and boom, again you cancel.
#124
Help me understand something here and please excuse my ignorance on the subject, but how do y'all have anyone on reserve if y'all are canceling trips because y'all can't staff aircraft?
I had an interview in DEN this past Monday, and my flight out of LFT to IAH on EJT was canceled on Sunday night, apparently because of short staffing.
Are y'all just really thin on CA's and fat on FO's? Then why the several years to upgrade? None of it makes sense.
I had an interview in DEN this past Monday, and my flight out of LFT to IAH on EJT was canceled on Sunday night, apparently because of short staffing.
Are y'all just really thin on CA's and fat on FO's? Then why the several years to upgrade? None of it makes sense.
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#125
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Joined APC: Mar 2017
Posts: 559
Help me understand something here and please excuse my ignorance on the subject, but how do y'all have anyone on reserve if y'all are canceling trips because y'all can't staff aircraft?
I had an interview in DEN this past Monday, and my flight out of LFT to IAH on EJT was canceled on Sunday night, apparently because of short staffing.
Are y'all just really thin on CA's and fat on FO's? Then why the several years to upgrade? None of it makes sense.
I had an interview in DEN this past Monday, and my flight out of LFT to IAH on EJT was canceled on Sunday night, apparently because of short staffing.
Are y'all just really thin on CA's and fat on FO's? Then why the several years to upgrade? None of it makes sense.
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#127
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Joined APC: Nov 2018
Posts: 832
I got a call from a XJT recruiter last week and I flat out told him, "I like XJT, but the several years to upgrade is very concerning." His reply, "I completely understand, and we're addressing that."
#128
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Joined APC: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,888
Yeah, I got a serious issue with 1-2 year upgrades. We are writing checks we can’t cover. I know. Jets are easy to fly. When things go well. When things don’t go well you have a CommutAir 4993 or even worse, a Colgan 3407.
It’s a matter of time.
It’s a matter of time.
#129
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Posts: 832
>4700 TT, >1200 TSIC Part 121.
And BTW, I completely agree with the 1500 hr rule, and any young FO's that complain about 2 year and 1000 hrs SIC needed to upgrade, need to shut up.
Last edited by Flyboy68; 03-23-2019 at 02:05 PM.
#130
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Joined APC: Nov 2018
Posts: 832
On a given day, you can have 10 reserves. A few hours in and a few cancellations etc, you can be down to 0. That's when you start cancelling flights. Or you can have every reserve guy either on a trip or not legal for rest for next day for morning departures, and boom, again you cancel.
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