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Old 11-08-2007, 09:49 AM
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Anyone know what the average reserve times are at the regionals? Comair's page is saying up to 14 monthes and Xjet is saying 12 monthes??? anyone have any ideas?
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Old 11-08-2007, 09:53 AM
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For Comair I'd say its about a year or so right now to hold a line in CVG. In JFK it used to be around 2-4 months maybe before holding a line, but it seems like reserve time is on the increase in JFK as well.
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Technically, I was on reserve at SkyWest for one month, but there wasn't one day I didn't fly, and usually I had four day trips assigned well ahead of time. So it was good in that I didn't have to be on reserve really, and that I easily broke guarantee. However, it was bad in that I only got the reserve guarantee for days off (10), and had to be gone and work a lot.
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My reserve awhile back was 3 months after IEO at ASA... They closed SLC and I had a few more months of Reserve. Our reserve now is two months I believe.
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1-2 months at TSA for FO's
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Old 11-08-2007, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by SharkAir View Post
Technically, I was on reserve at SkyWest for one month, but there wasn't one day I didn't fly, and usually I had four day trips assigned well ahead of time. So it was good in that I didn't have to be on reserve really, and that I easily broke guarantee. However, it was bad in that I only got the reserve guarantee for days off (10), and had to be gone and work a lot.
So how many days do you get off now that your Reserve time is over?
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Old 11-08-2007, 11:27 AM
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1 month or less(if you are the old guy in class) at PHL for Republic.
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Second bid here at TSA and I have a line.
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Second bid here at TSA and I have a line.
Feels like a lot longer than that since you started. I have no concept of time anymore.
In other TSA training news, people junior to what I was are now in upgrade training.
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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.
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