DuKo

I'm seeing the same issue. There isn't an option to apply for a FO job outside of Embark. Anyone have a work around?

bonvoyage

It appears they are trying to hire a few classes of DEC’s again. Sometime in March-April should be an FO class. The window should open up soon

Talkinsmack

When we were hired and still being said today, the A220 will be 3and 4 day commutable trips as the typical airline.

This is definitely not the case. The A220 trips are incredible if you live in base. 2 day trips with the block value of 12.5 to 15 hrs of block. 515 am to 730 duty in, 2nd day duty out is lat between 10 and1130 pm with delays into the early morning. So you can’t put the two trips back to back. To fly 2 trips you come in the day prior to start, and fly the two trips with one day off in between due to rest. You commute home after the second trip. So the result is 5 full days in base commuting on your days off. So this becomes 5 full days gone from home and depending on the commute 2 days more commuting on each end.

This also requires 4 hotel nights NOT paid for by the company. On day before your first trip, 2 nights between the trips and one after you second trip.

That’s if you only have one day off in between. Sometimes 2 days off in between trips so now add another day away from home and another night in a hotel.

SkyBound707

Curious about future class dates and equipment / bases offered or assigned for each class.

Most of us should already know that classes are either a mixed fleet type or all one type. Some of us know fleet and base prior to class some don't have a clue until class starts. I am hoping that we can help those waiting for dates and fleet get an idea to the trends and foster some networking with those with the same dates and fleet.

Good luck to everyone out there waiting to find out about your future.

1- Do you have a class date, if so when is it?

2- Are you a DEC of FO?

3- Do you know what fleet you are on, if so what fleet?

4- Do you already know what base, if so where are you going?

Thanks in advance to those that contribute.

bonvoyage

Preach! Scheduling keeps patting themselves on the back for making such “commutable” trips. They waste 20 minutes per week in the pilot call to tell us how good of a job they are doing. But if you actually look at the pairings, MAYBE 3 pairings don’t start before 7am/end after 10pm.

I’m still on the “growth is good and will change things” bandwagon, but don’t for a second think you’re gonna live across country from your base and have a miraculously good schedule. You’ll have to move to base for that.

Swapapotamoose

The A220 schedules are horrible, no where near the QOL of other carriers (even regionals). The best option for commuters is charter. But who knows what will happen when charter slows down and they need those pilots flying the line.

CaptYoda

Given the non-commutable schedules as has been portrayed and no stipend, what's the current attrition at Breeze? Seems short-sighted on the part of the company not to address these issues. I know it's a start-up and all but....

bonvoyage

Attrition has slowed way down, classes are filling up and interest is still there. Commuting to Breeze IS doable, it’s just a massive PITA. And I agree, it is short sighted to not fix the lines. And I hope they do it as we get more aircraft and build more lines. Something has to give.

Seems like commercial REALLY still lives by their original “live where you fly, fly where you live” slogan.

Swapapotamoose

I would expect attrition to pick back up. As soon as these FO’s realize that it’ll take them years to upgrade flying charter, they’ll jump ship to other LCC’s. The amount of hiring this year will likely open the legacy doors for them as well. The DEC’s will continue to lose seniority as the FO’s that live in base slowly upgrade. Bon is right, commercial is still running the airline as if there wasn’t a pilot shortage and need to cater to pilots (whether they like it or not). Day trips are awesome if you live in Base but most ppl don’t.

cruzdani6

FO here looking for any gouge on Breeze and their hiring window. It's no longer shown on their website how to apply to FO openings.