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07-05-2007 | 12:48 PM
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The term comes from the fact that these surprise assignments are usually supposed to got to the most junior pilot they can snag. not always the case.
07-05-2007 | 03:31 PM
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I agree with SAAB here, that SkyWest is way ahead of MESA, Colgan, TSA and the like. However I do believe that if SkyWest does not get ALPA, then when the threat of ALPA goes away things will change. It is easy for SKW management to keep the pilot group very happy right now until the threat of ALPA is gone and then who knows what they could change.
SkyWest is a great company that doesn't need a union as bad as most because they don't treat their employees too bad but, when I think about the fact that they have standup overnights...yep they need ALPA.
SkyWest is a great company that doesn't need a union as bad as most because they don't treat their employees too bad but, when I think about the fact that they have standup overnights...yep they need ALPA.
07-05-2007 | 03:55 PM
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The specific definition can be somewhat fluid, buy basically you are being made to fly when your schedule said you were to be off. This can cause HUGE problems for people that commute or have families to attend to. Control over one's schedule is the only thing that makes this life style palatable. When other people's lack of planning (scheduling/planning) infringes upon that, you pay the price. The term comes from the fact that these surprise assignments are usually supposed to got to the most junior pilot they can snag. not always the case.
The term comes from the fact that these surprise assignments are usually supposed to got to the most junior pilot they can snag. not always the case.
07-05-2007 | 03:57 PM
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Possibly another stupid question... If you're off in Maui or something and your phone is turned off or you just ignore crew support on your days off then what? Can you be reprimanded? Or is this something they just throw on the schedule and you're supposed to constantly be checking it.
07-06-2007 | 10:54 AM
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Possibly another stupid question... If you're off in Maui or something and your phone is turned off or you just ignore crew support on your days off then what? Can you be reprimanded? Or is this something they just throw on the schedule and you're supposed to constantly be checking it.
Not all airlines allow junior manning. Generally if you are off duty, you have no obligation to respond to crew tracking. Junior manning is usually done to reserves, because they HAVE to answer their phone...typically they will call you on your last reserve day (you must answer cuz you're on call) to assign you flying on your fisrt day off.
They can also junior man a line holder when you check in for a regularly scheduled trip...this is uncommon since they don't usually know they have a crisis need that far in advance (unless it's a day trip maybe).
Total *******hole airlines like mesa actually employ people to PHYSICALLY junior assign pilots. It's like a game of tag...they roam the terminals and jetways and grab any crewmember they spot. If your schedule allows it, you're junior manned!
