Is it hard to get 1 or 2 day trip assigns?
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Is it hard to get 1 or 2 day trip assigns?
Specifically with the regionals. I know the majors are very seniority based but vary from airline to airline. Some guy I know has worked with Spirit for 6 months and is home with his newborn every night. I hear at other companies like Delta it can take decades.
What about with the regionals? Are there any specific companies that are known for early flexibility (mainly curious about Piedmont, Republic, Air Wisconsin @PHL)?
Old buddy just got hired by Piedmont and they seemed very open to giving in to his demands (he basically told them he needed to be based in PHL and they said no problem). Never got a chance to ask him about scheduling flexibility.
What about with the regionals? Are there any specific companies that are known for early flexibility (mainly curious about Piedmont, Republic, Air Wisconsin @PHL)?
Old buddy just got hired by Piedmont and they seemed very open to giving in to his demands (he basically told them he needed to be based in PHL and they said no problem). Never got a chance to ask him about scheduling flexibility.
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Specifically with the regionals. I know the majors are very seniority based but vary from airline to airline. Some guy I know has worked with Spirit for 6 months and is home with his newborn every night. I hear at other companies like Delta it can take decades.
What about with the regionals? Are there any specific companies that are known for early flexibility (mainly curious about Piedmont, Republic, Air Wisconsin @PHL)?
Old buddy just got hired by Piedmont and they seemed very open to giving in to his demands (he basically told them he needed to be based in PHL and they said no problem). Never got a chance to ask him about scheduling flexibility.
What about with the regionals? Are there any specific companies that are known for early flexibility (mainly curious about Piedmont, Republic, Air Wisconsin @PHL)?
Old buddy just got hired by Piedmont and they seemed very open to giving in to his demands (he basically told them he needed to be based in PHL and they said no problem). Never got a chance to ask him about scheduling flexibility.
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Specifically with the regionals. I know the majors are very seniority based but vary from airline to airline. Some guy I know has worked with Spirit for 6 months and is home with his newborn every night. I hear at other companies like Delta it can take decades.
What about with the regionals? Are there any specific companies that are known for early flexibility (mainly curious about Piedmont, Republic, Air Wisconsin @PHL)?
Old buddy just got hired by Piedmont and they seemed very open to giving in to his demands (he basically told them he needed to be based in PHL and they said no problem). Never got a chance to ask him about scheduling flexibility.
What about with the regionals? Are there any specific companies that are known for early flexibility (mainly curious about Piedmont, Republic, Air Wisconsin @PHL)?
Old buddy just got hired by Piedmont and they seemed very open to giving in to his demands (he basically told them he needed to be based in PHL and they said no problem). Never got a chance to ask him about scheduling flexibility.
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The closest you can get to 1 and 2 day trips with scheduling flexibility might be PSA. The sap enables you to basically construct your own schedule by dropping trips that you don't want and exchanging them for more desirable trips. (desirability is based on your personal preference if that comes in the form of a 1 or 2 day trip). Too many options to list here in how you could build your schedule. Sap is basically first come first served, and not senority based, with the only requirements being that you are a lineholder and the schedule you build dose not run afoul of FAR 117
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I'm at SkyWest and it depends by base and also can change from month to month. After only a year, I would get some months that were only one day and two day trips, and then the following month all 4 day trips. I'm at a pretty senior base so your mileage may vary. A friend of mine is in a junior base and gets all 1 day trips consistently.
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Depends on the base and company. Republic at EWR for example. It's mostly commuters who are there for seniority while they wait for higher seniority at a closer to home base. They typically bid longer trips so they don't have to commute every 2 days. A few lucky people like me live in base at EWR and are then left with plenty of day trips and 2 day trips.
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