XJT reserve
 

I'm wondering what reserve is like out of ORD? How many days off can you expect , average reserve line / qol.. ect. Thanks

Too many questions to sum up easily.

A 30 day bid period gives you 11 days off, a 31 day bid period gives you 12.

Just because the month ITSELF has 28, 30, or 31 days doesn't mean the bid period will. An FRL (floating reserve line) has 13/14 days off. The downside is you DON'T get to choose the days on/off, or the callout time. You can "request", but that's it.

R1 call out is 3am, R2 is 8 am, and R3 is 1130 am for now.

Best piece of advice, read your contract. Specifically the Reserve Pilots section.

anyone been to an ASA interview lately??

just got offered an interview for the XJT side of things. Im pretty stoked.

FSU PM me if you have any questions

Gouges are spot on. PM me for questions too if ya need. I start ground school on Monday!

Same here, I used the ones off of WillFlyForFood.com and they were right on.

YoDigity, I'll see you there!

While I have not done RSV out of ORD, I have been on RSV in SAT, IAH, and CLE for almost 4 years. My experience:

Days Off: As was stated above, either 11 or 12 depending on the bid period but you could get 13-14 if you hold a Floating Reserve Line(FRL). My opinion on the FRL's is that they cant be that bad if I am at the bottom of the list and never get them.

Reserve QOL: All comes down to this, Commute or Live in Base. Commute to short call Reserve and your QOL will be non-existant.Commute to a Long-Call(12 hour call-out) line and commuting is doable.With short call Expect between 5-7 days at home a month after you commute in a day early and home a day late. I did this for 2 years in CLE and it sucked big time. However, if you live close enough to base that you can sit Reserve at home it really isnt all that bad. I have come to find that not getting used 1-2 days a month makes all the difference. After the 2 years of Hell in CLE I really feel like my batteries are re-charged now.

Expect to be busy from March-August and then things chill out a little bit during the fall and winter. ARC(Ready Reserve at the airport) is in 4 hour blocks for 4 hours of pay. Good time to do all your revisions.

My biggest complaint of our RSV lines is that they come in mostly 5 day blocks. Why we cant do 4 days blocks I dont know.

I think you are getting in at a good time and will not be facing endless Reserve. Things are looking up now that we are under new, seemingly competent management. Good luck with training and the first 2 rounds are on me when we fly together. Expect tequila shots.

How does it work when applying there? I would like to work for XJT for the possibility of not commuting, and wouldn't really want to work at ASA. Do they tell you at the interview, or at class which side you're being assigned to?

they told me in a preliminary email that it would be for XJT. Also told me when they called this morning. I asked if there was a chance I would be put in an ASA class and they told me no. Not hiring for ASA right now. Just put in an app through airline apps and see. I guess they are hiring 120 for XJT in the next couple months.

Beggars cant be choosers. ASA will start hiring again with the 4 additional RJs coming online this spring. If they actually call you for an interview, it's up to them where they would like to put you. If you're worried about being placed on ASAs side, don't apply.

Where are new hires going base-wise?

You can bet on ORD. However, the recent arbitration ruling has reduced the amount of aircraft that were going to support ORD/IAD/DEN UAX operations. Therefore not as many crews needed in ORD as originally thought. But not really sure.

There's enough people that thought they were going to be displaced from IAH, and a lesser extent EWR that will now probably stay in those bases.

I'd venture to say that ORD is a safe bet.

By the end of the year ExpressJet will be Atlantic Southeast. I wouldn't worry which side you get assigned to. The new ASA is going to be gigantic and definitely one of the premier regionals in the country.

It may still be a while before anyone is allowed to transfer between operations voluntarily though.

Agreed, I used will fly for food and it was pretty spot on. Interview went well got a class date.

Just to add to what has already been said, they cannot assign you consecutive days of ASB, or on the last day of your block of reserve days, or more than 6 times in a bid month. You are automatically released at 1800 on the last day of a block of reserve days. Reserves also have the ability to trade reserve days, pick up trips a day before a block of reserve days that is the same length as the amount of reserve days you have. They can also pick up trips on days off when the red flag is up for add pay and premium (with some restrictions). And, you do not have to call crew scheduling to get released after your trip is done.

Do you think ASA will be adopting these rules with the merger?

We are in joint collective bargaining proceedings to reach a new contract. We're burned out and tired and looking for big improvements across the board. So to answer your question...I have no idea what will happen.

The new contract is not supposed to be concessionary. We'll see.