While the "latest and greatest" thread is long and diverse... many of your questions are answered there if you go back a year or two and read up. Probably worth the read.

I'll try and hit the high points for you later on a commute if someone doesn't beat me too it.

I'll let guys with more depth of experience answer the other questions, but as for the hours of pay per day... there is no minimum. The rigs that will normally come into play are the 5:00 minimum duty period credit and 1:3.5 trip rig. Many three day trips have two duty periods, and many four day trips have three duty periods, resulting in 10-hour three days and 15-hour four days. If one was unlucky/junior enough to only be awarded those types of four day trips, it would take 20 work days to reach a 70-80 credit window, which is normal during slow months.

Since all new hires seem to be getting NY, can some guys chime in if you use the bus or train to get to the airport from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn? I have a buddy I can crash with there, but if I can't make the callout, what's the point? Thanks.

Heavy recruiting at Republic and Compass?

Very easy! Take the subway (R train) to atlantic terminal, long island railroad to jamaica station, and the air train from there. Id think it should only take an hour and 20 tops

New hires have been about evenly split between JFK and BOS.

And Mesa, and SkyWest, and envoy...

Thanks Kali and Chicken. Appreciate the info.

My 2¢. I've been here for just over 2 years and I'm on the very low end of a line holder on the Bus in BOS. As Jr as I am, I'm still able to credit around 90 hours with 12-14 days off a month (6-10 nights away from home), usually one or more weekends off. My initial bid does have crummy trips but I'm usually able to bid out of red eyes and the lousy island and NYC layovers. So I'm happy with the schedule I end up flying (I've only done 3 red eyes since Jan, all by choice). Living in base is huge ... obviously.

I bet it'll be another 3+ years before I could sniff "midrange seniority" BOS320 tho. That would happen a lot sooner on the 190 or in JFK I think.

I would think that you'd have a descent shot at a BOS320 out of training. If not, you could likely bid over during the next system bid, and find yourself in Boston a few months later.

320 Reserve in Boston is 12 months at the minimum, and longer in most cases. Reserve periods are 3-6 day blocks, 10 hour RAPs, 2 hour callout, usually 18 days on a month. 10 hr Long Call is rare - it is subject to reserve availability, which has been especially low of late, and it only happens in the middle of the week when it does.

Trips vary widely between 1 day turns and 2-5 day trips. Day turns bid senior but a few always end up in open time.

Hope this helps

Best of luck

Good post but Long Call Reserve must be really rare on the Airbus if you think it's 10 hours;). LCR is 14 hours.