Average reserve times?
11-08-2007 | 02:20 PM
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Reserve time for XJT here at EWR is up to about 5-6 months, by my estimation. From what I hear, IAH is longer. CLE? could be over a year. The west coast stuff is shorter from what I gather. The thing is, being on reserve here is not at all that bad. Our reserve work rules are quite good, allowing you for example to fly a lot (if you commute lets say) or fly hardly at all (if you live in base like me). Unfortunately, it seems that reserve times in EWR are about to get a whole lot longer. This is due to CAL shifting flying to CLE, and the fact that the dreaded Q400s are due to eventually arrive. My advice? I certainly wouldn't base my choice of employer on reserve time. Go with the company that has a base where you live/want to live. I can tell you from experience that being on RSV while at home sleeping in your own bed is 1000% better than commuting and sitting in some grungy crash pad... even if it is for a while longer.
11-08-2007 | 04:32 PM
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11-08-2007 | 07:34 PM
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Horizon is over a year for the RJ and roughly a year for the Q400. Now they they are loosing some people to other regionals they are starting the hire in the Q200 again for new hire. I would personally avoid Horizon unless you want to live here and dont mind a 6 year upgrade.
11-09-2007 | 04:54 AM
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I spent one month on reserve at CHQ (145) in May where I didn't have a choice. I sat 2 more months of reserve that were self-inflicted so I could have weekends off. On my one month of required reserve, I never got called out. All of my assignments were notified in advance. In 3 months overall, I was only called to hurry to the airport once.
11-09-2007 | 06:04 AM
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I did two months on reserve out of LGA with CHQ. The first month was some flying but not much. Last month was filled with 4 and 5 day trips which got me above minimum gurantee. This month I have a line out of CMH. Most guys in my class that arent in LGA or STL are holding lines. The ones in STL and LGA have a bit of time still to go but are flying frequently.
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