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04-09-2017 | 04:28 PM
#9952
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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
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
04-10-2017 | 03:27 AM
#9955
The REAL Bluedriver
Joined: Sep 2011
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From: Airbus Capt
04-10-2017 | 05:41 AM
#9956
Line Holder
Joined: Jan 2008
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From: Blue fifi flogger
04-10-2017 | 07:39 AM
#9959
Gets Weekends Off
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I think people are confusing the company's scheduling committee with ALPA's. As far as I know ALPA currently has no say in how our pairings are built.
Kind of like the hotel committees. There's a company one and an ALPA one. The company one is the "hotel team".
Kind of like the hotel committees. There's a company one and an ALPA one. The company one is the "hotel team".
04-10-2017 | 08:18 AM
#9960
The REAL Bluedriver
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From: Airbus Capt
Indeed I am. I spoke with the previous schedule committee guys in the crew room in great length several years back. They were local, and did hav quite a bit of influence on how pairings were built. But the was before ALPA.
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