QOL Questions
02-08-2020, 09:24 AM
#11
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Joined APC: Jul 2018
Posts: 7
Originally Posted by SFA320
Last year I spent 120 days from home, 98% of my trips were commutable. I’ve been bypassing now for about a year because QOL is amazing for me.
02-08-2020, 02:43 PM
#12
Bus Driver ordinarie
Joined APC: Aug 2015
Position: Airbus CA
Posts: 555
DFW
Originally Posted by QOLseeker
For guys out of base, how commutable are the lines for say someone based in DFW? I'm in a similar position with young one at home and wanting to be home as much as I can. Thanks.
Like any airline, its seniority based. RSV sucks. Your QoL will improve markedly as time goes by. We're growing very quickly, this year you could reasonably expect to go from schoolhouse to ~50% of base within a year..
I did it, even with the curtailed hiring in Spring..
As has been noted by other posters; 100h credit 18 off isn't hard..
//PL
02-08-2020, 04:08 PM
#13
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Joined APC: Aug 2012
Position: Beach Chair
Posts: 141
The 60 / 70 hour requirement seems like a real burden. Even if flexibility is good, being forced to work and credit 60 - 70 hours every month is a bad deal in my opinion.
Even Spirit can drop to zero as a line holder if they want. Same at United. Not sure about AA or others, but come on, it would be unpaid of course.
Are there any other majors that require that much credit each month ?
Even Spirit can drop to zero as a line holder if they want. Same at United. Not sure about AA or others, but come on, it would be unpaid of course.
Are there any other majors that require that much credit each month ?
02-08-2020, 05:15 PM
#14
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Joined APC: Jan 2014
Posts: 228
Originally Posted by Turbine
The 60 / 70 hour requirement seems like a real burden. Even if flexibility is good, being forced to work and credit 60 - 70 hours every month is a bad deal in my opinion.
Even Spirit can drop to zero as a line holder if they want. Same at United. Not sure about AA or others, but come on, it would be unpaid of course.
Are there any other majors that require that much credit each month ?
Even Spirit can drop to zero as a line holder if they want. Same at United. Not sure about AA or others, but come on, it would be unpaid of course.
Are there any other majors that require that much credit each month ?
02-08-2020, 05:18 PM
#15
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Joined APC: Jul 2018
Posts: 7
Originally Posted by Punkah Louvre
I dont mean to sound trite, and we certainly do have some DFW commuters....
Like any airline, its seniority based. RSV sucks. Your QoL will improve markedly as time goes by. We're growing very quickly, this year you could reasonably expect to go from schoolhouse to ~50% of base within a year..
I did it, even with the curtailed hiring in Spring..
As has been noted by other posters; 100h credit 18 off isn't hard..
//PL
Like any airline, its seniority based. RSV sucks. Your QoL will improve markedly as time goes by. We're growing very quickly, this year you could reasonably expect to go from schoolhouse to ~50% of base within a year..
I did it, even with the curtailed hiring in Spring..
As has been noted by other posters; 100h credit 18 off isn't hard..
//PL
02-09-2020, 04:59 AM
#19
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Joined APC: Nov 2016
Posts: 617
Originally Posted by Tom Bradys Cat
On the commute question. Is there some.sort of.commiter protection if you get stuck? Like some of the regionals have?
02-09-2020, 05:07 AM
#20
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Joined APC: Nov 2016
Posts: 617
Originally Posted by SFA320
Yes you can as a FO. Junior captain is just over three and half years seniority.
All bases are attainable short term as an FO. The junior bases for captains (in order of most junior first) are MIA, PHL, ORD, & MCO. LAS and DEN have both had captains involuntarily displaced out of them recently.
My guess is MCO is not attainable as a captain for a current new hire for at least 10 years. That is unless they grow it or open a TPA base.
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