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Originally Posted by cherokee micro (Post 1789545)

so what is the average at the moment for an upgrade at MESA ?

It doesn't matter what it is what matters is when you get here. As of by the time you get here with no new flying announced; 3 years.

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Originally Posted by Blackwing (Post 1789406)

Can someone explain Golden Day bids? Or point me to where I can find more info? The Golden Day bidding manual in the bidding hub is fairly devoid of info, and I couldn't see anything in the contract other than the fact that we have it.

flaps had a pretty good explanation for this a while ago. Later I found it in the contract and it says about the same thing.

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Originally Posted by flapshalfspeed (Post 1735435)

1) No DFW is all CRJ-900s--no CRJ-700s on the Airways/AA side at this time, and all of the ones we (currently) have are devoted solely to United Express in IAD.

2) Golden days are "inviolate" meaning they can't (or aren't supposed to) JRA/junior assign you or schedule anything on those days. For example, let's say you have a wedding on the 10th of a month, and you work the 5th-9th. Let's say there's a meltdown/snowstorm and they're junior assigning an overnight that'd take you into the 10th (your day off). Per contract, they're supposed to go from the most junior available pilot up the list in inverese seniority order when trying to pin the JRA on someone. If you bid and were awarded a golden day on the 10th, they have to skip you and keep going up the list.

I never bid golden days on reserve b/c I was living out of a suitcase/hotel, and I actually wanted them to junior assign me for the $$$ and the comp day off later in the month. And it also messed with my ability to rapidly swap around reserve days as the numbers in flica shifted, since you can't swap into a GLD/golden day unless you call crew line and have it removed.

Anyways hope that clarifies things a bit. You can always just scan your contract pdf for "golden day" it's defined in there fairly well.

I wonder if they still contractually reserve the right to junior assign you if there's literally nobody else. But it probably almost never comes up.

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Originally Posted by tinman1 (Post 1789595)

Anyone else having trouble with the US wings site tonight? I'm trying to list for a ride to CLT but it keeps saying there's no flights available, no matter what date I put in. I tried logging off and back on but still no luck.

Seems to be working on my end.

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Originally Posted by deltajuliet (Post 1789642)

Seems to be working on my end.

Yeah, it's back to normal now

Be careful if you're TDY in DFW. There's a skunk that forages around the hotel at night looking for food. And, I was just verbally attacked by a crazy woman in the breakfast room.

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Originally Posted by Blackwing (Post 1789406)

You get 3 golden days a month. You can bid more then 3 because the contract does limit the amount the company can give out on any given day (but they haven't been lately).

Has to be on a day off. Done through the link on the pilot lounge. Best to use on the day AFTER a trip to limit ja issues

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Originally Posted by Kprc1 (Post 1789705)

Be careful if you're TDY in DFW. There's a skunk that forages around the hotel at night looking for food. And, I was just verbally attacked by a crazy woman in the breakfast room.

Was prob one of our fa's

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Originally Posted by Sennant (Post 1789715)

Was prob one of our fa's

I'm at Comfort Suites. Did you mean it was a FA that was the skunk last night? I think you're right. This woman is f-ing crazy. Ive never been verbally assaulted by a crazy woman like this before unless I was married to her.

Has anyone encountered the crazy b**** at our wonderful hotel in LAX? She's an absolute nut bag, and thinks we are in the Air Force and she will follow you onto the van and tell you not to get on your flight.