Base seniority/progression info
06-14-2022 | 09:51 AM
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Attrition of captains? I don’t have facts to support this but I highly doubt it. More likely that most of our fleet growth is occurring in the second half of this year and new hire classes are increasing to 50-60 soon.
06-14-2022 | 12:22 PM
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I doubt we’ve lost 24 captains recently, but I know of 2 that left in May. Both we 2015 hires.
06-15-2022 | 05:21 AM
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I think it’s very positive news..
06-17-2022 | 09:18 AM
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I made the move from 135 and have really been pleased with that decision. I strive to work as little as possible and am pretty successful at only working about 10 days a month.
The LAS trips are a bunch of day turns or Redeyes for the junior crowd. There are a ton of commuters in LAS from PHX, Cali, ect so you would be competing with them. Unfortunately your 4 day dream is currently not gonna happen in LAS. However, you can back up two trips pretty easily to create a 3/4/5 day rotation that is commutable both sides but with a LAS layover in the middle.
As far as PHX trip makeup nobody has any idea that I know of. But if/when it does open it will suck a bunch of people out of Vegas and help the seniority there. That should help just in time for you to show up at LAS.
The LAS trips are a bunch of day turns or Redeyes for the junior crowd. There are a ton of commuters in LAS from PHX, Cali, ect so you would be competing with them. Unfortunately your 4 day dream is currently not gonna happen in LAS. However, you can back up two trips pretty easily to create a 3/4/5 day rotation that is commutable both sides but with a LAS layover in the middle.
As far as PHX trip makeup nobody has any idea that I know of. But if/when it does open it will suck a bunch of people out of Vegas and help the seniority there. That should help just in time for you to show up at LAS.
Thank you, I really appreciate you taking the time to respond. How long have you been at F9 to only work 10 days a month?
06-17-2022 | 10:00 AM
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Every month I have had a line in any base I have been successful. Even when I was on Shortcall reserve I would try to drop to the minimum 60/70 if I could since I didn't feel as if commuting for a day of $60 per hour was worth it. I would just rather be at home.
06-17-2022 | 12:11 PM
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Are you saying you were able to drop short call reserve days? At Frontier?
06-17-2022 | 12:37 PM
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Yes that is correct. Subject to limitations…25.V in Docunet CBA. But I’m guessing you are more asking this as tounge in cheek?
Edit to add: More often I would get early release on my last day to come on home.
Edit to add: More often I would get early release on my last day to come on home.
06-19-2022 | 07:22 AM
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Apologies if its already been asked but how much block time can a new hire expect to get while on reserve in a base like PHL or the florida bases? currently at a UAX regional getting less than 30 hours a month on reserve.. Is the captain to FO ratio nearly as bad at F9?
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