The mesa MEC is suing the company because they circumvented the CBA to give out those hiring bonuses... if you don't give it to everyone, people are gonna get ****ed... and those bonuses are gonna go away... I know it's up at endeavor in November, maybe sooner

 

And second year rj pay as a captain is less than second year fo pay here at most places... our contract is laden with loopholes and terrible language, but there's also some decent stuff... if I get the right line next month, I could turn 7 days of vacation into 40 days off in a row... and guys with 4 weeks of vacation here can basically take 4 months of the year off... our pay sucks, but getting paid to do nothing for 1/3 of the year is alright in my book

 

By all means stay at your Regional Thor55! You must have some mad skills as a pilot that are contract worthy of your regional!
Keep trolling!

 

Thor55 mad pilot skills

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iOk2ME1LRY

 

40 days off with 7 days of vacation huh? I'd like to see you accomplish that. And if (and when) you do, please share the verification here.

Maybe spread facts instead of this crap to people who are looking at coming to Frontier or not. Those with 4 weeks can definitely get a lot of days off, but the entire month with a vacation period is almost impossible.

Also, you forget we are in CBA negotiations? Go ahead and publish how you think you'll get 1/3 of the year off. The more you talk about the good things, the more the trolls send it to the company and it puts a target on it. Why don't you just send that to Indigo.

Use whatever brain cell you have.

 

The only way I can fathom this could be possible is if the 7 days are split into one 3 day stretch and one 4 day stretch. Then with vacation slide and a lot of luck they could potentially and I mean potentially knock out 4 trips.
But yes I agree, the guys with 4 weeks of vacation have great qol. I would think 17-23 days off four times a year is more realistic. But still great qol.

 

If push came to shove and we could somehow verify exactly what this braggart did or did not do, I'm betting the original poster is exaggerating his vacation successes. This being said, I'm also sure the Company is well aware of whatever success F9 pilots are or are not having with our current rules so posting a story on APC isn't exactly sharing State secrets.

The value of vacation has been enhanced in recent years by the way the Company builds pairings. We're flying point-to-point more often and it is common to leave your domicile on day 1 and not return until day 4. Combine this with the fact that the pairings are less productive and we're left with schedules that are commonly no better than 4 on followed by 3 off.

With a 7 day vacation period, it's pretty easy to touch 2 4 day trips and wind up with 17 days off in a row. The ironic part of this whole deal is that the Company has effectively given us what other carriers call "trip touching" for vacation--which we don't have in our contract, but really should.

I've never understood why people lie about things in an attempt to bolster their argument. In the end, it damages your credibility and does the exact opposite.

Carry on.

 

If I get the line I need, I'll post my schedule

 

is what APC states on the F9 page correct in reference to classes starting every 1st monday of the month.

 

Yes, 20-30.