Should I be happy or not?
01-25-2008 | 03:03 PM
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It's the reason why I took the EMB when I first came to SKW. They first offered me the RJ but I asked if there was an earlier class date, there was so I took it. All of our a/c pay the same for the first year and I wanted the seniority, to date I've never had a reserve line. Plus the RJ class was almost 2 months after the EMB which ended up being over 250 seniority numbers.
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01-25-2008 | 03:08 PM
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I just started reserve and its not so bad because it takes me 5 mins to get to the crew lot. What im wondering is at what point does this begin to suck? even if i live so close...if you stand on my lawn you can hear takeoff and reverse thrust roars
01-25-2008 | 03:12 PM
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I live in Roswell; the only thing you can hear here is those damn Maddogs (LOUD) or a bunch of GA weekend warriors. It's nice, I live on a golf course and I’m a stones throw from a few lakes.
Off peak it takes me about 35 minutes to get to the airport and about an hour during rush hour.
Off peak it takes me about 35 minutes to get to the airport and about an hour during rush hour.
01-25-2008 | 04:01 PM
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If you are a new hire and get junior manned to the 700 you can bid back to the two hundred as far as i know. Looks like the ATR will start becoming more junior on the FO side around march with a bunch of guys going to the 700. the latest ATR captain award was #1202 so the captain side is extremely junior now.
01-25-2008 | 04:14 PM
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If you are a new hire and get junior manned to the 700 you can bid back to the two hundred as far as i know. Looks like the ATR will start becoming more junior on the FO side around march with a bunch of guys going to the 700. the latest ATR captain award was #1202 so the captain side is extremely junior now.
If so, I wonder if one can get JM’d to CA? LOL!
All in good fun.
01-25-2008 | 04:53 PM
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Whats the seniority like on the ATR for FO's? I would like to bid from the -200 to the -700 , but I am concerned that when the ATR retires, all the ATR FO's will bid over to the -700, and I'm wondering where I'll stand (I've been at ASA for about 15 months).
01-25-2008 | 04:58 PM
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This is a no-brainer for me. I'd take the line. Reserve sucks. Flying the 700 'aint worth being on reserve for another 3 months. As mentioned above, it's not really that much nicer. More money and a line... now that's nice.
01-25-2008 | 07:20 PM
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[QUOTE=CaribPilot;307211]Because of the amount of 700 FO's upgrading to CA at ASA, there has been a shortage of 700 FO's. So in turn, low seniority 200 FO's and new hires are being junior manned to the 700. I was one of the fortunate low seniority 200 FO's who will have to change over.
Jock I was just going off the way he put it man... but i wish that was the case!
In terms of ATR fO's moving over i wouldn't see much of a problem if you already have 15 months, most of the guys moving have about that much time at the company so they would probably be junior to you. Besides i think ( i could be wrong) but delta pays a hefty fee if they take away flying so maybe they will replace the ATR with more 700's or 900's. We do have 76 seat rates in the contract.
Jock I was just going off the way he put it man... but i wish that was the case!
In terms of ATR fO's moving over i wouldn't see much of a problem if you already have 15 months, most of the guys moving have about that much time at the company so they would probably be junior to you. Besides i think ( i could be wrong) but delta pays a hefty fee if they take away flying so maybe they will replace the ATR with more 700's or 900's. We do have 76 seat rates in the contract.
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