SkyWest Reserve
 

Talking to a new hire FO recently at SKYW, told me reserve time really didn't exist over there. Especially, in ORD.

Input?

This has been true in recent months but from what I have seen reserve levels are starting to get to where they need to be. That's true on the jet, the Brasilia is a different story. Right nowI know a few guys getting Jr Man on the Brasilia due to no reserves.

crew support called me twice within 1 hour this morning on my day off to ask if I would help them out because as they put it, they were out of options.

I credited 95 hours in December... on reserve.

Come on in, the water is fine...

Ditto.

Looks like I'll be on reserve at least until the end of Feb, which would make 3 months for me at ORD. The western bases sit reserve longer from what I understand.

Starting Jan 1, 2008, I'm on reserve at SLC.

So far, through Sunday, Jan 6, I have 23:30 block (42:57 credit). I'm guessing I'll easily break the 75 hour monthly guarantee.

Seniority, I'm 2363 out of 2814 CRJ FO's, and 301 of 367 at SLC.

The two most senior FO's are at SLC and PSP. The most junior two are at ORD and MKE.

It's funny cause I haven't broken guarantee in 3 months, but I know a lot of people that went way over. Haven't called in sick or anything...in November I was only at 50 hours of credit. Must be my schedules?

you're obviously in the wrong bucket.. haha.. :rolleyes:

or the right bucket... Depending on your point of view.

haha, touche..

A few months ago reserves didn't have to sit reserve long or at all. Now jet FOs are sitting reserve, including those that had previously been holding a line.

I think Tony said he was hired back in Feb. He is in SLC and is sitting resrve.

My understanding is they are shorter on EMB FOs and they will still get a line pretty quick. We are returning 22 EMBs, so YMMV.

23 are being pulled & sold with 4 being reassigned to "at-risk" flying for a total loss of 19 EMB's. Not a big deal seeing we are staffed at a level, on the EMB's, for only 45 a/c and those 19 EMB’s are being replaced my 22 RJ’s.

10 pilots per a/c X 45 a/c = 450 pilots (we have 62 EMB's and 455 EMB pilots, proper staffing levels dictates we should have 620 EMB pilots)

Subtract those 19 EMB's that are being pulled from the 62 and that gives you 43 a/c or 430 EMB pilots for proper staffing.

The real reason why EMB FO’s gain seniority so fast is due to the simple fact the 95% of all EMB pilots transition to the RJ after their one year seat lock is up. It’s almost a no brainier seeing you’ll make $27/hr on the EMB vs. $35/hr on the RJ. With the override for any CR7/9 flying, it turns out to be a pay difference of around $10K.

That was me missing everyone of my show times in Dec in ORD (commute). I'm now in FAT... just a little different than ORD in the winter. :)

And you still have a job :D How is it goin' for you in FAT dude? We ran into eachother the other day, right?! I must be getting old LoL

my buddy (Nov 06 hire) says he had to sit reserve in DEN because of all the emb guys who retrained to the jet and pushed him down. is DEN really that senior?