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07-16-2019 | 08:42 AM
#31
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That itself will be interesting. We are about 2 weeks away from this new, first time ever Annual System Bid from opening. There are A LOT of questions how this will all work. I sure hope ALPA will provide some details on how this will all go down before the bid closes.
07-16-2019 | 08:50 AM
#32
Gets Weekends Off
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07-16-2019 | 10:56 AM
#33
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Just curious, why don’t you want to stay a line holder? At 16% in the company, 33% in that seat/base, you can still get weekends off and have a pretty good schedule. I’d probably do that and wait and see how this reserve stuff actually works out before I bid it as a senior guy.
07-16-2019 | 11:05 AM
#34
Gets Weekends Off
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Just curious, why don’t you want to stay a line holder? At 16% in the company, 33% in that seat/base, you can still get weekends off and have a pretty good schedule. I’d probably do that and wait and see how this reserve stuff actually works out before I bid it as a senior guy.
Jetblue’s Reserve system in its current form seems to be better suited if you’re junior as well.
07-16-2019 | 12:53 PM
#35
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Just curious, why don’t you want to stay a line holder? At 16% in the company, 33% in that seat/base, you can still get weekends off and have a pretty good schedule. I’d probably do that and wait and see how this reserve stuff actually works out before I bid it as a senior guy.
07-16-2019 | 02:57 PM
#36
Gets Weekends Off
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That’s what I plan on doing. I’m thinking about the leaner months that I could probably sit reserve for 75 hours and maybe not fly at all or credit 80 or so and fly an entire line. This upgrade thing is a new ballgame for me and just trying to get all the info before making a decision.
I look at the top 5 guys in base, all line holders. Their schedules dictate that they will make.about $1000 a month more than me by holding a line (guarantee, as I have no idea how their actual credit will pan out).
If I fly a single VDA per month, I beat them (take home pay). If I fly zero VDAs, but sit unused 2 days, I beat them (average daily pay).
Look at that in your base/seat, and see what you get. It's all a crap shoot, it all depends on what you want, and it can all change tomorrow.
07-16-2019 | 03:33 PM
#37
Gets Weekends Off
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I'm at the opposite end of the seniority stack from you, and here's how I see it....
I look at the top 5 guys in base, all line holders. Their schedules dictate that they will make.about $1000 a month more than me by holding a line (guarantee, as I have no idea how their actual credit will pan out).
If I fly a single VDA per month, I beat them (take home pay). If I fly zero VDAs, but sit unused 2 days, I beat them (average daily pay).
Look at that in your base/seat, and see what you get. It's all a crap shoot, it all depends on what you want, and it can all change tomorrow.
I look at the top 5 guys in base, all line holders. Their schedules dictate that they will make.about $1000 a month more than me by holding a line (guarantee, as I have no idea how their actual credit will pan out).
If I fly a single VDA per month, I beat them (take home pay). If I fly zero VDAs, but sit unused 2 days, I beat them (average daily pay).
Look at that in your base/seat, and see what you get. It's all a crap shoot, it all depends on what you want, and it can all change tomorrow.
07-16-2019 | 07:20 PM
#39
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