Reserve Times - Current and Projected
 

I know much depends on what base you get assigned, so let's assume most jr. for the purposes of this thread.

What is the current and projected reserve time for your airline at the most junior base?

Thanks!

This is literally impossible to project.

For any regional new hire at this time, reserve times should be so low as to be negligible unless you're talking about some super-senior Boutique domicile.

Still on reserve at Horizon after 10 months in Portland, would still be on reserve in any base.

Definitely an important thought. Also when you sit reserve you tend to make less money... Envoy I know reserve time is years at the moment. Hopefully that changes for them, but right now that is the case. SkyWest unless you're continually moving bases until you get the coveted base of your choice on the west coast (or IAH) you should be a line holder or composite line holder very very quickly. Those are really the only two specifically I know anything about at the moment. I'm curious what reserve time is at Endeavor. I know their pay just shot up. Like-wise Republic. Anyone from those places have any info on reserve time for wondering minds?

At endeavor a six year FO just started holding a line in DTW.

Unless you are 175.... 60% reserve in base in ORD right now. Should change by May though

Year or month? I've heard only months for a friend on the 200


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Republic is is Low at the moment I've been told due to their lack of pilots. Know some people that went there recently and the longest one waited almost 2 months that's excellent others about a month. Endeavor I'm not sure about but heard its longer they have a nice deal tho outside of this. Compass is approx 1 month now I know that for sure. Definitely will have a line by 2 months. I've heard envoy is super long from friends there as well and again with this industry you just gotta roll the dice and hope for the best because everything can change by the time you get here. Goodluck


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Thanks for the correction. Yeah CRJ is where my statement holds true. E-175 is way over staffed in ORD at the moment.

AWAC I was told 3-6 months. More like closer to a year unless you're ORF, then about 5-7 monthes. This should drop with upgrades picking up again. Stay away from LGA as a FO for the time being

3 weeks on reserve. Holding a line in ORD starting today.....Gojet.

DH

Over a year in BOI, on composite reserve but just barely. Guy a number above me held a line in the last bid. This is a little inflated right now though, we're overstaffed by 30-35 FO's right now and have done very little upgrading in the past few months. Next bid there are 16 upgrading, which is a big change from the past couple bids.

Best guess of a forecast for new hires right now is probably 5-8 months on reserve, depending on base. As far as utilization goes, the SEA and PDX guys are flying a lot more than the rest of the bases. Buddy of mine in SEA says he gets called about 80% of the time he is on reserve right now. Out in BOI I've been called about 25% of the time, even less on AM reserve.

Of course, YMMV.

Years. He is pre bankruptcy and just started holding a standup line. JFK is junior

Current Endeavor who got on the line in October. I was very junior in my class and will hold a line either February or March.

What base and equipment?


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DTW 200. Should only be 3.5-4.5 months for me.

Any info for 900s at DTW or other bases?


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CommutAir - Negligible, doubling in size in 20 months starting at $36/ hr. If you can get the call, take it.

I thought it was supposed to be 40 from that CRF? Or is that just another Alaska lie.

If junior at OO and West Coast based on the ERJ,or want to be, expect to be on reserve for a long, long time. All movement is via transition bids, a lot of SFO and LAX CRJ FO's jumping over to the ERJ.

Why are they jumping to ERJ? Pay the same, no?

AWAC DCA: 9 Months from start of IOE.

IMO, right or wrong......The new plane, able to hold a line once done with training and a recent training event all in one.
Not sure about classes and new hires as far as which air frame they get to choose now. Plenty of transition bids to cover all current and announced future ERJ fliyng.
Again, just an unofficial observation.

Jbone

Pays more. Usually more efficient flying/longer legs. More pay for less work. I'm sure there are some trying to get a fresh type for resume polishing.

TSA: stared IOE in October. Was on reserve Nov/Dec with an STL base. Secured IAD (my base of choice) and a line 1/1/16. Reserve two months total. Should be like that for any new hire here. If you want RDU, you may not sit reserve at all.

Nope, the CRF just said "potentially many upgrades." I don't think we would even have the training capacity here for 40 upgrades in a single bid. The preliminary upgrade plan was 20 a bid for the next few bids, the first is now 16 and the next could be more or less but probably somewhere in that range. We'll see.

By choice then. Seven months of reserve on the 9. Got a line now and am a late 2014 hire.

Compass I finished IOE mid month, reserve the rest of it, reserve the next bidding month, then a line. 1.5 months for LAX FO reserve, other bases are a little longer.

This sucks!! Hope it comes down.

3 years ago, it was who is hiring, today it's complaining about reserve length........

Are you looking at the same standing bid list I am? Only a few CRJ FOs in those two bases have bids in for the jungle bus...

Reserve Times - Current and Projected
 

In three years it'll be complaining about majors that require an ATP.

That was for DCA...could have held a line 4 or 5 months sooner at ORF. PHL and LGA I'm not sure about.

31 and growing for SFO.
38 and growing for LAX.
Once Delta bennies are announced that number will increase dramatically...
Pretty much have those bases covered for a while.
Again, just an observation from someone Jr. trying to hold a West Coast line. Not going to happen any time soon.

Jbone

Here's a quick summary from Page 1 to present.

These are reserve times for FO's (not CA's), and are approximations as times vary by seniority of base and aircraft type (if applicable).

Please correct or update any bad or outdated info. Thanks!

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Horizon - 10 months
Envoy - years (literally) to hold a line (but coming down)
SkyWest - 1 to 3 months for CRJ, 1 yr or more for E170
Republic - 1 to 2 months
Compass - 1 to 2 months
AWAC - 6 to 9 months
GoJet - 3 weeks
Endeavor - 3 to 8 months
CommutAir - weeks if not immediate line
TSA - 1 to 2 months