Omen38

So you were a part of the Onejet operation then? That makes sense. I didn't do any of that.

I was Macon based but I did almost everything that CFM did with the ERJ; EAS, RW charters, Nissan contract, and even government services. Suffice it to say that things have changed drastically sense you left.

CRJJ

Yes sir, Onejet for less than two months, daily round-trip to Albany, nice schedule!.

Then just flew as Contour out of PHX. First just Page, then they connected with LAS, SBA, OAK, CEC. Long days for sure, but I enjoyed my time there, and company was good to me.

Did things change in a bad way?

Omen38

Were you home-based when you came over from OneJet?

CRJJ

No I wasn't. I was based in BUF, and I had to move there from Denver with all my stuff, to then drive back to PHX 6 weeks later after all the Onejet issues lol.
I flew out of CEC too for a while, but based in PHX.

JDumas

ERJ side- working 12-16 days a month

Depends on the base for overnights. Some overnight at out stations. Some come back to base.

50-70 hours flight time each month.

Upgrades are seem subjective. Most come after 1+ years.

Turboaddict21

Thank you!

KobayashiMaster

Lately, I've heard that it can be as much as 20 or more. Aren't they now paying pilots to not call out sick as well? I heard someone mention that but maybe it was just a rumor.

Are they scheduling pilots to fly out of their assigned bases without asking them beforehand? For example: Are they making Nashville based pilots fly the Charlotte/Beckley route without asking them ahead of time? I remember that being a huge point of contention.

On average, across the fleet maybe. What are the Oakland/CEC pilots getting per month?

Yes, I've heard that management allegedly likes to "play favorites", which has caused problems in the past apparently.

JDumas

That’s a subjective assessment.

FlyBoy443

With all due respect, Kobayashi, what are you talking about? It's clear you've never worked here. We have always been scheduled for 18 days per month. No more no less. Some of those days can be assigned as reserve, and for most of us that live in basis, 12-16 days of duty and the balance as reserve days is typical. Back in October/November, there were lots of opportunities with incentive pay to pick up additional flying and so yes, some of us did fly 20 days or so, but those opportunities have largely subsided. I haven't seen a single email from scheduling in the past couple of months with any open time opportunities. To be honest, the ERJ ranks have never been better staffed than they are right now, and I've been here several years. We did have a large number of people leave in the fall when hiring at other airlines really ramped up, I think 4 or 5 to ABX alone, but the company committed to rectifying the staffing levels within a few months and they did.


Your example of the Nashville based pilots flying out of Charlotte is a terrible example. Nashville, while a base, has never been an overnight location. Nashville based pilots have always been used around the system and it has never been a point of contention. I think the issue was West Coast based pilots didn't like having to travel to the East Coast to cover flying, which I understand since the East Coast flying is typically more intense. Some of us on the East Coast actually like the West Coast rotations for a pairing of lighter flying. Now, the West Coast flying is largely covered by pilots that live in base or by the home based crewmembers. But there has never been an understanding that we couldn't or wouldn't be used out of base.


Tell me, if you've never worked here, where did you hear that management likes to play "favorites"? I've never felt that way. Some people are ready to upgrade at 1500, some aren't, so upgrades are subjective in that sense. Some people newly typed on the aircraft are ready to upgrade in six months, some not until after a year or longer. It's not a seniority number driven environment, but if you are competent pilot capable of functioning as PIC I am hard pressed to think of anyone that wasn't upgraded at the appropriate time.

KobayashiMaster

If it was so awesome there, then why did you leave for Envoy?