Are you at Etihad? Why the CVG-JFK leg? I know Etihad does ORD and JFK to AUH, I wasn't aware of any CVG service?

 

With the American regional aviation model broken, consolidation is the answer | CAPA
This dispels your "analysis" that the US regionals aren't shrinking. So much for your "I don't see this trend reversing."
Funny that many regional studs listen to shills like this guy and actually move families to places like China, the ME, and India.

 

Hey brainiac, I've read your article a days ago. Here's one for you

The Disadvantages of Domestic Airlines | eHow.com

Note the part about the regional airline association's analysis. In 2010, over 50% of departures in the US were regional aircraft. So there's your "analysis". Regional stud? Yeah, I'm tired of earning under 50k for the last 4.5 years as a "regional stud". Also, I'm not moving a family anywhere. I'm 26 and single, and if hired, I'll gladly go and triple my income first year, by myself. You just keep holding out for that FedEx job, Regional stud.

 

Interesting read. EK is a career, but you've got to make sacrifices----like living in DXB. There are worse places...

 

Sorry about any misunderstanding, I flew as a pax on DL JFK-CVG-JFK and EY to AUH.
Both flights I paxed on in and out of CVG were CRJ's.

 

I was at the regionals for almost 6 years. Regional and stud were two words I never thought went together.

I have family all over the US. Now that I'm with EK, I've spent more time with them then I did when I worked in the states. My income increasing almost 4 fold hasn't been too bad either.

 

Folks, that is a powerful statement right there

 

Can some one shed some light on how vacation works? Lets assume first year is 2 weeks. Is it true that if you're American, the company gives you 2-3 days at a time here and there? Can you take 2 weeks straight? I heard this happens so that we can't go anywhere as they had some Americans never come back. Any truth in this?

 

Vacation is bid in peak and non-peak periods. Expect to get peak leave ( summer or christmas ) once every two years, maybe three if you're not lucky. It's easy to get one block of 21 days, one block of 14, and one block of 7. Some people like to split it up into smaller blocks, that's their choice.

In the past few years there have been people who only get 30 days of awarded leave in the bids then they are allocated forced leave in small batches. It's never happened to me so I can't comment on that.

It's remotely possible to get a 7 day leave award tacked onto a 21 day leave award in secondary bidding. Not common, but can happen.

No truth in any rumour about Americans getting shafted on leave issues. At least not anymore than other nationalities.

It's relatively easy to attach a few days off around your leave to make the stretch of time off longer. Bidding stategy for leave is just as important as monthly line bids to try to optimize time off.

When the economy tanked in 2008 unpaid leave was offered, which was great if one could afford it. Keep full benefits and take a few weeks off to a month off.

Ask yourself, what U.S. Airline gives 42 days of vacation to an employee in their first year?



Typhoonpilot

 

TP,

As to bidding for peak leave, are summer and X-mas weighted the same? Also, is any leave in a peak period equal to any other? For example, if you get one week in summer, is that equal to getting a three week allocation? So you get your one week in summer and that's it for a couple of years? Thanks.