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01-30-2013 | 02:24 PM
#21
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I'm not complaining, just sharing my experience. It's not worth it to move for this company. Bases open & close constantly. I know Captains who are on their 10th base. Not everyone can just pick up their whole lives and start over in a new city. You made an assumption about me, so I'll make one about you. You're in your mid twenties, single, and not particularly close to your family.
01-30-2013 | 02:33 PM
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From: B756 FO
Wow, who tinkled in your wheaties? I'm not on RSV anymore, that was 08-11. I got hired right into the base I live in. After a few months online, I got involuntarily displaced to a different certificate. I commuted to reserve for less than a year. When my lease was up, I moved to my new base. It was a bad move because 6 months later, we opened a base that was a few hour drive from home.
I'm not complaining, just sharing my experience. It's not worth it to move for this company. Bases open & close constantly. I know Captains who are on their 10th base. Not everyone can just pick up their whole lives and start over in a new city. You made an assumption about me, so I'll make one about you. You're in your mid twenties, single, and not particularly close to your family.
I'm not complaining, just sharing my experience. It's not worth it to move for this company. Bases open & close constantly. I know Captains who are on their 10th base. Not everyone can just pick up their whole lives and start over in a new city. You made an assumption about me, so I'll make one about you. You're in your mid twenties, single, and not particularly close to your family.
01-30-2013 | 06:12 PM
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From: ERJ-170 CA
Well... there is no IAD base, so forget about that.
DCA has about 50 FOs and is a mix of super senior with junior. Not much in the middle. The top 13-ish FOs in DCA have bypassed upgrade. They are all content due to rich spouses or are waiting on a DCA 170 upgrade (which is TOUGH).
In short, you should be able to get into DCA as an FO, but don't expect much movement.
DCA has about 50 FOs and is a mix of super senior with junior. Not much in the middle. The top 13-ish FOs in DCA have bypassed upgrade. They are all content due to rich spouses or are waiting on a DCA 170 upgrade (which is TOUGH).
In short, you should be able to get into DCA as an FO, but don't expect much movement.
02-02-2013 | 06:12 AM
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02-02-2013 | 08:44 AM
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You sure have an interesting take on this company...
02-02-2013 | 10:25 AM
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From: ERJ-170 CA
More specifically, they all went out there voluntarily as that base was outside the terms of our contract. No pity from me. If they had all held out, the union could have had some leverage to negotiate better pay overrides and work rules for that base.
02-03-2013 | 04:21 AM
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More specifically, they all went out there voluntarily as that base was outside the terms of our contract. No pity from me. If they had all held out, the union could have had some leverage to negotiate better pay overrides and work rules for that base.
02-03-2013 | 08:14 AM
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From: ERJ 170
Originally Posted by PCLCREW:1345036
More specifically, they all went out there voluntarily as that base was outside the terms of our contract. No pity from me. If they had all held out, the union could have had some leverage to negotiate better pay overrides and work rules for that base.
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