Originally Posted by deltajuliet

Up to 60 FO reserve lines in Phoenix this month. Sounds like there will be a lot of base assisting in DFW, but this will be great for SAP. Summer flying should bring back some lines though.

Originally Posted by Sennant

Over 2200 hours open on DFW CA. Almost 800 for CLT & DFW FO

Originally Posted by skillett

Yes you get captain pay!! Technically Mesa can downgrade you if senior peeps are upgrading after you. But we would have to be stacked with a abundance of captains. Highly unlikely unless the music stops.

Originally Posted by flapshalfspeed

1) Yes that contract is the current one. It is common for regional managements to drag negotiations out for a decade or so, because the RLA/NMB is a broken system that places zero pressure on airlines to renew decades-old contracts. There have been many, many LOAs/MOUs/clarifications regarding sections of that contract over the years--for example the commuter clause is much more lenient than the original one in the original CBA language. Maybe e-mail the association and ask for the copy that has all the interpretations/rulings/LOAs/MOUs attached.

2) If you upgrade early you'll most definitely be on CA pay. You'll still be on probation your first year, but you'll bid and be paid as a CA.

3) The only way you would be bumped back to FO would be if there were a displacement (base downsizing/closure) or loss of flying, and the company ran a bid for which you could not hold CA in any base.

4) If FOs junior to you later bid CA, they of course still go above you on the Captain roster for monthly bidding/vacation bidding/etc.

I wouldn't worry about getting bumped back to FO for the forseeable future. With attrition and new airplanes still arriving, you should upgrade fast and stay in the left seat for as long as you want to be here...you might end up getting pushed down onto reserve for a bit by FOs senior to you coming over to the left seat, but you should keep your left seat.

Originally Posted by FaceBiten

I can see PHX flying increasing in the summer, but if LAX flying continues to decrease, I don't know that the total lines will go up at all. Hope that's not the case though.

Originally Posted by Sennant

I wouldn't count on phx going back up. In fact I expect it to lose some more

Originally Posted by Harpyr

Does anyone know what radar is on board the CRJ? I'm ordering a radar course from an expert on weather radar, and he will provide material specific to the type of radar I fly. I know the CRJ has the Rockwell Collins, but does anyone happen to know which model?