One more thing, does Eagle or anyone else have some kind of policy on the size of your luggage? Is it the TSA carry-on rule?
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its whatever you want to carry with you, obviously you would want it to be carry on size. Just get the LW Stealth 22, you wont be disappointed.

This is from the non-rev information web site for Eagle:

"Travelers should limit checked and carry-on baggage to the number and size allowed for revenue customers. You may have one (1) carry-on item, one (1) personal item and check two (2) bags free of charge per person on all domestic flights. Personal items include purse, briefcase, laptop, small backpack, or other similar items. Strollers and car seats are exempt from excess baggage fees and do not count toward your allowable total. For details regarding overweight and excess baggage, please discuss with your travel sponsor prior to travel. Information can be located in the Travel Rules, Information, and Privileges (TRIP) book online."


As you can read, it's pretty standard. That being said, I usually non rev with three items and have non-reved with up to four items, usually to and from training. Flight Kit (training), Rollaround, Computer bag, & Lunch/Meal container. It's up to the gate agents to make the call about the number of bags but they rarely say anything about non-rev bags when you're in uniform. I don't non rev out of uniform very often so I don't know if they would be more apt to say something if you showed up with twenty bags. Although I've never had them do it, gate agents do have the right to restrict your carry ons.

On one leg flights with four items (to/from training), I'll gate check my roll around and flight kit. Not only does it eliminate any scrutiny by gate agents and/or flight attendants, it makes it much easier to board the aircraft. Also, when gate agents see you volunteer to check bags, they can see you're willing to make life easier on them by helping them out with bag issues. That good will can be reciprocated back to you. Karma and all of that....

On two leg flights it becomes much more difficult to check any bags as you may have to go to baggage claim to get your bag at the connecting city.

Thanks for the info Crusty

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If you are in uniform IT IS NOT up to the gate agent. You can carry anything and everything you want on the aircraft, subject to available space to put it. If there is no room you can Valet check it or speak with the captain and see if he will let you carry it down to the cargo hold and toss it in yourself.

Gate agents cannot tell you how much you can bring aboard the aircraft when you are in uniform.

This is as long as you are AA/AE and flying on an AA/AE flight. Other airlines may have other policies, but I have never had a problem, ever with carrying 3 or 4 bags.

I had a gate agent tell me I was going to have to check some items once when I was deadheading. Her supervisor overheard her and said, "he can take whatever he wants on the plane and you can't say anything about it."

Now that doesn't mean you should take advantage...100 bags full is overkill. But whatever you need to take with you, then take it with you. No need to ever check a bag.

Well I've been looking for the policy on bags with uniforms since I've been working. The closest thing I can find is what I posted and it appears to apply to everyone, uniform or not. Of course, I hope your right and I'm wrong. Not that I'm going to bring more than four bags....

There's also a command in RES that has a policy as well. Something like "FREE BAGS" or something like that. It might be the same policy that I posted. I haven't seen it because I don't have the full RES code but that's part of it.

I had a few United pilots tell me about their two bag limit and that I would have to gate check the third bag. But that's United.

I had an American gate agent tell me I might have to check my third bag.

It would be nice if there was a clearly defined bag policy on traveling in uniform.

In the interview they told us you are equipment locked (for the jet) but are you base locked also??
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You are seat locked for 1yr. After that you can go from prop to jet (FO). But cant go from jet to prop except for an upgrade. You are NOT base locked. In fact you can put in for a base transfer on day 1 of training.

Just out of curiosity, what are the chances of getting stuff toward the west coast(LAX or DFW) out of training or shortly thereafter?