I want Quality Of Work Life, where is it?
04-21-2019 | 07:14 PM
#15
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From: Semi-Retired...
Depends on your geography. A lot.
Several potential COA's...
a) Find a local corporate 91 or 135 gig. Schedule is whatever you arrange with the employer. If they renege, you can just walk.
b) Find a regional with a junior base somewhere that you'd like to live. You'll move up fast as an FO. There should be several near Baltimore (PHL, IAD, so driving distance). Lots in NY, I'd take the train.
c) Do a regional and then apply to majors. That way your CTP/ATP is paid for. With fighter + 121 time you'll get scooped up pretty quick by a decent major. Any major should afford good scheduling opportunities, although if you can live in base that's even better. SWA has a BWI base.
d) Apply to majors now, but your recent experience is marginal, and you'd have to pay for your own CTP/ATP just to apply (I'm not aware of any majors providing that, at least not yet).
Nobody has a RNO base, but it's reasonably commutable to LAS, SLC, DEN, SEA, SFO, LAX.
Several potential COA's...
a) Find a local corporate 91 or 135 gig. Schedule is whatever you arrange with the employer. If they renege, you can just walk.
b) Find a regional with a junior base somewhere that you'd like to live. You'll move up fast as an FO. There should be several near Baltimore (PHL, IAD, so driving distance). Lots in NY, I'd take the train.
c) Do a regional and then apply to majors. That way your CTP/ATP is paid for. With fighter + 121 time you'll get scooped up pretty quick by a decent major. Any major should afford good scheduling opportunities, although if you can live in base that's even better. SWA has a BWI base.
d) Apply to majors now, but your recent experience is marginal, and you'd have to pay for your own CTP/ATP just to apply (I'm not aware of any majors providing that, at least not yet).
Nobody has a RNO base, but it's reasonably commutable to LAS, SLC, DEN, SEA, SFO, LAX.
04-22-2019 | 08:08 AM
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From: 737 FO
You have to pay for that one, although you get a guaranteed app review upon completion.
04-22-2019 | 10:29 AM
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From: Semi-Retired...
Using the first and last day for paid travel to/from work with real tickets, and keeping the miles, sure beats jumpseating 3-5 times a month. Then when we do fly, we go with award miles tickets for free and never play the standby torture game.
Same goes for hotels, claim the points and vacation free.
Wouldn’t go back to commuting, crashpads, standby travel, buying hotels ever again.
Last edited by Cujo665; 04-22-2019 at 10:47 AM.
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