ExpressJet 2.0
04-03-2019, 08:48 AM
#421
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Originally Posted by Blackhawk
Depends. There is the CPP which pretty much guarantees that there will be some movement at the top end of the list. Also, as pointed out, there are still a bunch of -145’s parked in the desert that need to be manned.
04-03-2019, 09:14 AM
#422
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Joined APC: Sep 2018
Position: E135 FO
Posts: 295
Originally Posted by Southern Fried
There really isn't a "typical trip." A 4 day could be 12 hours of block or 30. Most 4 day trips lately are in the 18 to 22 hour range. Average trip credit appears to be increasing since March by my subjective view. A couple of months ago 4 day trips were around 17 hours on average. Now they seem to be 20 to 22. Again, my subjective view of them.
Routes and overnights vary greatly. Some are pure pairings where you go in and out of your domicile hub. Some leave your hub and don't return until the last leg. Some will touch 2 or more United hubs in one 4 day. Some have international, some don't. You could see Canada and Mexico in one 4 day trip. In other words, they vary greatly.
If I had to rank our hubs for size and variety, I would say:
1. Houston
2. Chicago
3. Newark
4. Cleveland
Routes and overnights vary greatly. Some are pure pairings where you go in and out of your domicile hub. Some leave your hub and don't return until the last leg. Some will touch 2 or more United hubs in one 4 day. Some have international, some don't. You could see Canada and Mexico in one 4 day trip. In other words, they vary greatly.
If I had to rank our hubs for size and variety, I would say:
1. Houston
2. Chicago
3. Newark
4. Cleveland
What about open time? Is is easy to make extra money?
04-03-2019, 09:35 AM
#423
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Posts: 109
Originally Posted by Erj135dude
So senior FOs will benefit from this hiring wave, but new hires might not, right?
04-03-2019, 09:48 AM
#424
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Position: E135 FO
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Originally Posted by giggity37
Alot of the regionals have 1 year upgrades or street capts. That would take massive growth to even get to a 2 year upgrade. Expressjet is a gamble and most of the people on here are "hoping" for more planes/upgraded CPP. The first planes to be parked if oil prices skyrocket are the 50 seaters. It could pay off or be a giant dumpster fire. If you live in base it's an easy choice.
04-03-2019, 09:57 AM
#425
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Originally Posted by giggity37
Alot of the regionals have 1 year upgrades or street capts. That would take massive growth to even get to a 2 year upgrade. Expressjet is a gamble and most of the people on here are "hoping" for more planes/upgraded CPP. The first planes to be parked if oil prices skyrocket are the 50 seaters. It could pay off or be a giant dumpster fire. If you live in base it's an easy choice.
04-03-2019, 07:30 PM
#427
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Joined APC: Feb 2019
Posts: 163
Originally Posted by Southern Fried
Curious. Flight time or military commitment?
Or something else?
Or something else?
It's nice to see xjt on the potential rise though, talk among CFIs is now including xjt (where as previously xjt was a 100% no go)
04-05-2019, 12:13 AM
#428
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Position: CRJ9 CA
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Originally Posted by Blackhawk
Frankly, I think the 1 year upgrades are an accident looking for a place to happen. The CommuteAir crash was the canary in the coal mine.
04-09-2019, 08:52 AM
#430
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Originally Posted by SpringLanding
6 in the new class yesterday.
85 total on the list for 2019.
"Hiring 600 in 2019" = 515 more hires.
8.5 months left in 2019; 515/8.5 = 60.5 per month, every month, for the rest of 2019.
Will it happen?
85 total on the list for 2019.
"Hiring 600 in 2019" = 515 more hires.
8.5 months left in 2019; 515/8.5 = 60.5 per month, every month, for the rest of 2019.
Will it happen?
That, or they have more news around the corner we don’t know about.
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