Ready Reserve
12-15-2010 | 09:43 PM
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12-16-2010 | 03:36 AM
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Wow, its amazing the spread here....
On one end you have airlines with 4 hour shifts paying 4 hours, max 6 a month.
On the other end, you have airlines with 8-10 hour shifts, unlimited times per month, and no pay whatsoever.
Nobody should accept a new contract that has anything less than rules similar to the best of regionals. This is an area where some need to really come up to the bar.
On one end you have airlines with 4 hour shifts paying 4 hours, max 6 a month.
On the other end, you have airlines with 8-10 hour shifts, unlimited times per month, and no pay whatsoever.
Nobody should accept a new contract that has anything less than rules similar to the best of regionals. This is an area where some need to really come up to the bar.
12-16-2010 | 04:13 AM
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I know a few guys who enjoy ready reserve at AWAC. I've never done it, since we don't have ready reserve in RDU, but it consists of:
-8 hour shifts
-paid I believe 4:10 per day (any flying past that goes above guarantee)
-I believe it's 10 minutes to get to the plane when you are called, but I think all of our ready reserve rooms are outside of security so they can't really hold anybody to that.
Basically, if you live in base, and don't mind sitting at an airport for 8 hours, it's a great setup. It's probably as close to a normal job as you can get, with the exception of some of them start really early. If they get ready reserve in RDU, I'm going to be all over that, but my guess is it will go senior since a majority of the people live here.
-8 hour shifts
-paid I believe 4:10 per day (any flying past that goes above guarantee)
-I believe it's 10 minutes to get to the plane when you are called, but I think all of our ready reserve rooms are outside of security so they can't really hold anybody to that.
Basically, if you live in base, and don't mind sitting at an airport for 8 hours, it's a great setup. It's probably as close to a normal job as you can get, with the exception of some of them start really early. If they get ready reserve in RDU, I'm going to be all over that, but my guess is it will go senior since a majority of the people live here.
12-16-2010 | 07:29 AM
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Actually... I would be the same person but probably 3 more years seniority on the same list I am now at the bottom of.
12-16-2010 | 04:54 PM
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Colgan has ready reserve
8 hour shifts and three per day of AM, PM and overnight
Shifts can be extended (I did a 12 two weeks ago)
Paid at 4 hours
With no contract you could sit hot reserve 5 days per week for the entire month.
You can sit hot reserve until 2200 and then start hot reserve again at 0600 the next morning. I consider this to be a potential plus. If you are working the 0400 reserve then your first day is non commutable. If they switch you half way through to an evening reserve and keep it that way you then will finish at 2200 and be non commutable on both ends.
8 hour shifts and three per day of AM, PM and overnight
Shifts can be extended (I did a 12 two weeks ago)
Paid at 4 hours
With no contract you could sit hot reserve 5 days per week for the entire month.
You can sit hot reserve until 2200 and then start hot reserve again at 0600 the next morning. I consider this to be a potential plus. If you are working the 0400 reserve then your first day is non commutable. If they switch you half way through to an evening reserve and keep it that way you then will finish at 2200 and be non commutable on both ends.
12-16-2010 | 05:03 PM
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From what the guys in my crashpad tell me, AE has ENTIRE lines built of airport ready.
12-16-2010 | 06:44 PM
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So are you saying that crews sit ready reserve overnight? If so, where do they sit this ready reserve? Is the crewroom open 24/7? Some airlines have a policy to close the crewroom at night to prevent the "crewroom residents" from taking over.
From what the guys in my crashpad tell me, AE has ENTIRE lines built of airport ready.
From what the guys in my crashpad tell me, AE has ENTIRE lines built of airport ready.
Ready reserve is known as "airport appreciation" at AE. I did it for 3 months straight in ORD, and a couple more here and there. I guess the only thing good about it is the fact you can somewhat plan your commutes easier.
The fun game was to start out of the exit of the crew room, pick right or left, and walk the entire ORD airport with your right or left shoulder on that wall until you made it back to the nest. I can say I've seen every inch of ORD, sadly.
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