onetogo

Can someone who is actually in the know give some feedback on what type of schedule / QoL an A220 DEC living in a domicile expect?

Thanks.

AutopilotGarden

Reserve for a while. The CA list on the 220 is going to grow at the top for while as senior Ejet guys transition fleets. Then there's a decent handful on the FO list who will be able to upgrade in front of you after they accumulate their 1,000 hours 121 time.

That being said, RSV living is base isn't so bad here. 12 days off, expect your blocks to be either 6-on/4-off or 5/3. You'll fly most days, and there will likely be premium pay on offer on your days off if you want to really make some money. Commuting to RSV or in general here has been....well, let's just say unpleasant. It's a lot better than it was a few months ago. The chief pilot has QOL as his top priority and they appear to be listening to him. Starting to see lines that have actual 3 and 4 day pairings, some even commutable on one end or the other. It's not great yet, but it's trending the right direction. I'm a pretty cynical guy, and I've been satisfied with the progress.

AlexisTX

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bonvoyage

Reserve for a while. If you actually live in base, it won’t be the worst. Expect early check-ins and late check outs. You’ll hear lots of complaints from the ones that have to commute to that. But as a DEC, expect reserve for a while. On reserve, they can and will send you to other bases sometimes to cover flying where needed. I don’t hear the 220 pilots complain as much about that as the Ejet pilots do

blueskiesnfries

This question, but for E190/195 pilots living in base?? Thanks!

bonvoyage

If you live in base here, on either airframe, it’s not bad. Even reserve is fine. The problem with reserve is like I mentioned, they could fly you to another base, or force you into an open charter trip. Since we have no CBA that says they can’t do that, they can do that.

But if you live in base, for the most part, you’ll just get called out a few days a month to fly a day trip

Charter is slowing down for the summer, it will pick back up in the fall. If you’re a DEC, expect reserve for a while, just because the senior FOs will keep upgrading on top of you. Maybe a year. Some people never sit reserve for a single day, some are on it for a year. It all depends

Livinthedream1

Does Breeze offer home basing option for
new hire FO's ?

AirBear

No. I realize this is a long thread and that's been discussed some time ago.
Basing and non-commutable trips have been big factors.

shneptar

Can breeze please get it’s own thread with subforums..sucha hassle going back so many pages lol

shneptar

No, only captains on the line have that.

I’m sure you can be home based on the charter side if flying the E-Jet. Pretty easy to obtain on the FO side. Typical fractional airline type schedule.