Eagle life
 

Can someone give some examples of a typical trip with Eagle.....legs, times, typical hotel example, rest, etc.......

I am not sure that there is anything typical to Eagle. Most regionals will be bout the same. The thing that makes the difference is the contract. As a new hire, you'd want to check out the reserve rules.

I am here for a while, 6 years, so it's not bad. I generally fly three day trips with weekends off. This gives me 15-16 days off a month. Sometimes I fly two day trips back to back with weekends off. I have a pretty good life but it takes some seniority to get it. The three day trips that I like are 5-2-3 and get done before 5 on the last day. I am doing two day trips this month and get done before noon on the second day. There are a lot of variances though, it depends on what you want to do. If you live in base it is a pretty good life.

PBS is supposed to come in a couple of years and it will change some things.

Does Eagle have a registered guest program on there pass benefits? Just curious what kind of benefits the new Americans express carriers will end up with.

Also depends on the aircraft your on. CRJ generally has a lot longer legs and less per day. At Eagle your parents get passes as well as either your spouse or you get one registered companion.

Thanks Sooner..What are the terms for the spouse and registered companion? Im assuming a fee/imputed income situation?

Man, all the regionals are the same. Just apply to all, get an interview, and then see if you'll like it or not. DoNotRest is accurate with his/her response. You'll have to eat crap every now and then, but so does a 20 year CA for FedEx, UPS, American, UniCal, Delta, etc. Jump on in...the water is choppy!

I know it's going to depend on a lot of variables, but what aircraft and bases would a new person get today? Sooner said the CRJ typically has the longer segments, so does it go more senior? I understand you need to have night vision goggles to determine the future of Eagle, but I am just trying to get some information.

Yes - at AMR Eagle, you can have EITHER a "Spouse/Domestic Partner" OR a "Registered Companion". IE girl/boyfriend can be a registered companion, then you get married and they can be a spouse, but you can no longer have a registered companion.

You get "Buddy Passes" after 2 years but they are a bit more expensive than regular non-rev, although they still board above "Other Eagle" (SKW,XJT,RAH), even on their own metal.

Thanks for the info....speaking of reserve rules (and I'm sure they are somewhere else on the board) can someone give a quick summary for Eagle? Also, are the hotels the Super 8 or more like the Courtyard?

It really depends on your base. DFW and ORD reserves fly a good bit (rarely enough to break guarantee though). NY and MIA base guys do a lot of sitting around waiting for the phone to ring. Not a bad deal if you live in base but if you commute youll be incredibly bored. The day before you start you will bid on one of three things: open trips, 2 hours call out (RAP), or airport standby. Hotels arent bad, they are your typical 3 star.