Colgan IAH schedule
 

Just curious as to what a typical schedule is on the Saab out of IAH. Average # of legs, days off, etc. Any Jr. manning or getting shipped off to New England? Info is appreciated, thanks...............

i dont think they bring the iah guys up to the northeast much or at all i know two fo's down there who have never been to the northeast

Typically min 10 days off max 16. Most 12-13. Legs average about 5-6, most i've seen is 9, sometimes as low as 2. Junior Manning occurs in cycles.

What about TYR crew? Are you guys still hiring street captains? What's the chance of a street captain getting TYR?

And to add to this, what are the chances of a new FO getting IAH or TYR? posted mins are 600/100, but what gets an interview?

All hiring right now is for the Q in the northeast. I have heard that it will be at least a few months before another SAAB class.

As far as a street CA in TYR. We have 7 lines up there right now and none are open at this time. You may have a better chance on IAH but since you seniority would be so low to other CA's and upgrading FO's you would work reserve lines and stand up's...not the best at all.

Ugh...9 legs in ONE DAY!?!?:eek: You guys are DEFINITELY not paid enough for that!

Anyone have an example of a typical schedule of IAH legs? Are they out and backs, I had heard there are some overnights? Usual days on / off? What is the average time you are crediting per month? I'm interested in staying in Houston, but have something on the side that I will be continuing with, hence the scheduling question. Just want to see if Colgan is a feasible option for me.

There is no "average" time in IAH. There are 34 lines for next month and they range from 14-15 days off with 85 hours block to 10 days off and 25 hours block to reserve lines. There are some out and backs but most are 3-4 day trips once you have some seniority. Do not worry about the 9 leg thing...rare to see it. Most of the time you are doing 4-7 legs and it is not too much. You do quick turns and usually keep one engine turning and these airports you get in and out easy so no stress.

Keep in mind that you may not get IAH from the start and have to put some time in somewhere else. Then when you do get it you will have crap lines while building seniority. There will be days when you come in for two legs and that is it and days you do a standup and that is it. IAH is not best place to go from the start. Go somewhere and fly and build your senority up and then when it is good enough to hold a decent IAH line ( 8 months or so) then bid it. As an FO you need to fly to get hours and sitting reserve is not the best thing.

Thanks for the info Juice. Believe it or not, those 2-3 leggr's and standup lines actually wouldn't be that bad for me, neither would reserve (long story, too tired to explain right now). Out and back would also be great, it would enable me to spend more time with my family. If I decided to go Colgan, IAH would have to be the only option, I am not going to the N.E.

Know its kind of off topic, but I was curious as to when the first flight in the Q would be, anyone know? Also have any of the lines been posted yet?

If that is how you feel about Colgan, I think you should probably forgo it. If that is how you feel about airline flying in general (not willing/able to take a domicile outside of Texas), you might want to consider another line of work.

I'm not trying to post flame bait here, just relaying what I've read here over and over again. Being able to be based in EWR was a very strong positive for me, but it was certainly not the be-all and end-all.

The lines haven't been posted, but I've heard 2/4 as a tentative starting date.

I agree, flexability is what this job is about. This is far from the M-F 9-5 many of our friends have. I wanted a Texas base with Colgan and they told me during the interview they could not promise Texas from the start. I realized this and had to do 4 months in the northeast. It was not that bad, got to fly in some new areas and got to associate myself the ins and out of LGA, DCA, IAD and so on. Remember you may get upgraded and sent to any base and it is always a good idea to have seen it as a FO rather than as a CA for the first time with a rook FO next to you.

Thank you for the advise, but that consideration is not needed. I can and will be flexible for an employer, but I am not uprooting my wife and kids, for a $21/ hour FO position. There are many employers who understand and appreciate that. If the opportunity is not available with Colgan, then I will politely decline the offer. Colgan is one of many options for me, one I just wanted further information on.

Computerguy and Juice, thank you again for your information, it is appreciated.

Arrow75,
You are right to put your family and your goals first. You will get IAH if you want it, however you might have to commute a month or two. It all depends of course on Colgan's needs.

FWIW, the only month I was actually happy at Colgan was when I was TDY in IAH. It was like working for a "real" airline.

Ahh.. memories of DRT overnights ;). I miss seeing W.D. from Del Rio, what a pretty young lady.

Kilo you and I may disagree on many things but not about those DRT FA's...this is why I love IAH!

they sure know how to grow 'em here in drt.

havent started training yet i start next week and i have just been curious as to what the routes are. is there anyway you can send me a link to the site that has the routes posted or do i just have to wait.

colganair.com

yeah well, too bad they don;t tell you your base until after training..................

You havent upgraded there yet?

class in a week, why?

He is talking about Q400 class and he wont be able to get the routes off of Colgans website because they havent been published yet. Here is a very unnoficial list and some may be added deleted at anytime. As of the 4th of Feb all I know of for sure is PIT and BWI from EWR but then again I did not even look to see where else it will be going, i gathered that from a ten second expedia search. We have 1 plane now, another on the 17th, 4 in Feb, 2 every month after and the remaining 4 in June.

Norfolk, VA
Greensboro, NC
Raleigh-Durham, NC
Chicago's Midway, IL
Pittsburgh, PA
Baltimore, MD
Burlington, VT
Myrtle Beach, SC
Pitsburgh, PA
Baltimore, MD (BWI)
Ottawa, Canada
Toronto, Canada

Do you fly the dash already or is your username and position based on what you were hired for?

Good luck guys, I would start getting accustomed to "Yeah update in 4hrs". YYZ is a great overnight, (I doubt Colgan will cough up the money to put you in the Metropolitan downtown), same as BWI, really nice downtown hotel, and BTV as well will be missed, but you guys can have the others, they all are notorious for long ground stops.

I would rather have more fying here at Express and deal with groundstops, so I am just pointing out the negatives to make myself feel better :)

I wish us saabs had a BTV overnight. That approach with all the stepdowns where if you screw up you hit the mountain is pretty sweet

I guess, I was thinking more about the college girls and bars:D

BTV = Fantastic. We don't fly there enough out of ORD to make me happy LoL

went to school there, know all about it. :)

I lived in DRT for a year, what a great place :rolleyes:. Seriosly nothing better than living in the US North Mexico... O and Hell actually did freeze over while I was there!

no i dont fly it yet, my screen name is just based on what i got hired for.

dont mess with texas

only two things come from texas...

Got it....thanks. I was just wondering.

If you have any questions feel free to shoot me a PM and I will give you my email address.