Bases and Reserve
10-18-2021, 07:23 PM
#21
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Joined APC: May 2021
Posts: 16
Originally Posted by JayD
DCA and EWR are similar with both having around 70 FO lines.
Here is a list from most lines to least lines:
IND 100+
LGA 100+
CMH 90+
PIT ~70
DCA ~70
EWR ~70
SDF ~50
ORD ~50
PHL 30+
BOS 30+
Some months LGA has the most and others IND. Both are pretty similar in size.
Here is a list from most lines to least lines:
IND 100+
LGA 100+
CMH 90+
PIT ~70
DCA ~70
EWR ~70
SDF ~50
ORD ~50
PHL 30+
BOS 30+
Some months LGA has the most and others IND. Both are pretty similar in size.
10-18-2021, 07:53 PM
#22
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Originally Posted by BigDawg122
So is CLT a MX base only? They recently listed it on the rjet careers site as the 11th base.
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10-19-2021, 08:43 AM
#23
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Joined APC: Oct 2021
Posts: 2
Originally Posted by Longhornmaniac8
Correct. They've always put MX bases on there. It's kind of misleading.
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Also, I saw a previous post about the average FO lines per base. What exactly is a “line”? Is it how many FOs they put in a base? Sorry I’m still kind of new and trying to figure everything out before making the wrong decision. Why are there so many more lines in Columbus and Indiana than Chicago? I’d prefer a commute to Chicago than NY if I can’t be based in CLT. But not sure if that’s possible?
10-19-2021, 08:50 AM
#24
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Posts: 157
Originally Posted by panther172
Wait CLT isn’t a crew base? I was told it was a base by a recruiter. I have a phone screening/interview soon. Don’t really have any desire to go to Republic if I’m gonna have to commute to NY. Is that something I should ask about in the interview?
Also, I saw a previous post about the average FO lines per base. What exactly is a “line”? Is it how many FOs they put in a base? Sorry I’m still kind of new and trying to figure everything out before making the wrong decision. Why are there so many more lines in Columbus and Indiana than Chicago? I’d prefer a commute to Chicago than NY if I can’t be based in CLT. But not sure if that’s possible?
Also, I saw a previous post about the average FO lines per base. What exactly is a “line”? Is it how many FOs they put in a base? Sorry I’m still kind of new and trying to figure everything out before making the wrong decision. Why are there so many more lines in Columbus and Indiana than Chicago? I’d prefer a commute to Chicago than NY if I can’t be based in CLT. But not sure if that’s possible?
A line is an awarded flying schedule. You’ll know your schedule ahead of time and won’t be on reserve. If your goal is CLT or ORD I would suggest a different regional. There are so many more lines in IND and CMH because Republic operates an outstation business model. PSA or Piedmont might be better options for you in CLT. Or Skywest in ORD. If you’re ultimate goal is to avoid a commute.
10-19-2021, 08:54 AM
#25
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Posts: 1,281
Originally Posted by panther172
Wait CLT isn’t a crew base? I was told it was a base by a recruiter. I have a phone screening/interview soon. Don’t really have any desire to go to Republic if I’m gonna have to commute to NY. Is that something I should ask about in the interview?
Also, I saw a previous post about the average FO lines per base. What exactly is a “line”? Is it how many FOs they put in a base? Sorry I’m still kind of new and trying to figure everything out before making the wrong decision. Why are there so many more lines in Columbus and Indiana than Chicago? I’d prefer a commute to Chicago than NY if I can’t be based in CLT. But not sure if that’s possible?
Also, I saw a previous post about the average FO lines per base. What exactly is a “line”? Is it how many FOs they put in a base? Sorry I’m still kind of new and trying to figure everything out before making the wrong decision. Why are there so many more lines in Columbus and Indiana than Chicago? I’d prefer a commute to Chicago than NY if I can’t be based in CLT. But not sure if that’s possible?
I STRONGLY suggest doing intensive research on each regional before committing yourself. If RPA had any interest in making CLT a pilot base they would have done so by now because we have had so many departures out of there daily for a long time. Never going to happen.
10-19-2021, 12:17 PM
#26
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Joined APC: Oct 2021
Posts: 2
Originally Posted by amberdash
CLT is NOT a crew base. You’ll never (unless they open it for crew members) have the option to be based there. It’s strictly a maintenance base. Hopefully the recruiter just misunderstood you instead of providing misleading information.
A line is an awarded flying schedule. You’ll know your schedule ahead of time and won’t be on reserve. If your goal is CLT or ORD I would suggest a different regional. There are so many more lines in IND and CMH because Republic operates an outstation business model. PSA or Piedmont might be better options for you in CLT. Or Skywest in ORD. If you’re ultimate goal is to avoid a commute.
A line is an awarded flying schedule. You’ll know your schedule ahead of time and won’t be on reserve. If your goal is CLT or ORD I would suggest a different regional. There are so many more lines in IND and CMH because Republic operates an outstation business model. PSA or Piedmont might be better options for you in CLT. Or Skywest in ORD. If you’re ultimate goal is to avoid a commute.
10-19-2021, 03:21 PM
#28
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Posts: 157
Originally Posted by panther172
So only 50 First Officers get a schedule in Chicago?
Originally Posted by peaches
How junior is PHL? I see only 30+ lines but not sure how to interpret that into possibility of getting it out of training
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10-19-2021, 03:40 PM
#29
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The amount of lineholders projected for the November schedules are the following on the FO side (I'm not going to go count them all to figure it out what the awards were):
BOS: 31-35 Hard/Composite Lines Projected; 14-18 Reserve Lines Projected; 3/10/20 Junior Lineholder Date of Hire for October
CMH: 83-87; 7-11; 2/11/20
DCA: 69-73; 8-12; 5/29/19
EWR: 68-71; 15-19; 2/25/20
IND: 113-117; 7-11; 2/4/20
LGA: 102-106; 40-44; 3/3/20
ORD: 46-50; 5-9; 12/10/19
PHL: 32-36; 2-6; 10/8/19
PIT: 66-70; 1-5; 2/4/20
SDF: 51-55; 9-13; 12/3/19
In any given month, there are usually people who won't be bidding for one reason or another. Medical leave, military leave, upgrades, and new hires not done with training are some of the reasons why people wouldn't be bidding, so the base is always staffed with more people than the projected hard lines + reserves to account for those sorts of things. In general, we like to run a lean operation around here, meaning comparatively few reserves. You'll also notice that often the outstations tend to have fewer reserves than the hubs, because Crew Scheduling can have more flexibility to move crews around in a hub.
Also note that the junior lineholder dates of hire are skewed because of COVID. Even still, the junior composite lines (which basically means you could get most of a full line, but they had to sprinkle in a few reserve days to get you up to the minimum) are after June 2021 for BOS, CMH, IND, PHL, and SDF already. This is the best indicator yet that things are moving really quickly. Expect short reserve times at basically every base.
Lastly, if you're worried about being able to hold a specific base, I simply wouldn't be. For the most current data we have, which would be for the new hires through the end of August, the most senior base was ORD with a 7/27/21 hire. That means it's effectively no more than one month to be able to hold any base right now. That's lightning quick. Classes in September were awarded every base except ORD, that I know of. All subject to change, but with the attrition (we had 96 new hires and 85 resignations for September) we have, things for the most part will continue to be in favor of the quick movement for the foreseeable future.
BOS: 31-35 Hard/Composite Lines Projected; 14-18 Reserve Lines Projected; 3/10/20 Junior Lineholder Date of Hire for October
CMH: 83-87; 7-11; 2/11/20
DCA: 69-73; 8-12; 5/29/19
EWR: 68-71; 15-19; 2/25/20
IND: 113-117; 7-11; 2/4/20
LGA: 102-106; 40-44; 3/3/20
ORD: 46-50; 5-9; 12/10/19
PHL: 32-36; 2-6; 10/8/19
PIT: 66-70; 1-5; 2/4/20
SDF: 51-55; 9-13; 12/3/19
In any given month, there are usually people who won't be bidding for one reason or another. Medical leave, military leave, upgrades, and new hires not done with training are some of the reasons why people wouldn't be bidding, so the base is always staffed with more people than the projected hard lines + reserves to account for those sorts of things. In general, we like to run a lean operation around here, meaning comparatively few reserves. You'll also notice that often the outstations tend to have fewer reserves than the hubs, because Crew Scheduling can have more flexibility to move crews around in a hub.
Also note that the junior lineholder dates of hire are skewed because of COVID. Even still, the junior composite lines (which basically means you could get most of a full line, but they had to sprinkle in a few reserve days to get you up to the minimum) are after June 2021 for BOS, CMH, IND, PHL, and SDF already. This is the best indicator yet that things are moving really quickly. Expect short reserve times at basically every base.
Lastly, if you're worried about being able to hold a specific base, I simply wouldn't be. For the most current data we have, which would be for the new hires through the end of August, the most senior base was ORD with a 7/27/21 hire. That means it's effectively no more than one month to be able to hold any base right now. That's lightning quick. Classes in September were awarded every base except ORD, that I know of. All subject to change, but with the attrition (we had 96 new hires and 85 resignations for September) we have, things for the most part will continue to be in favor of the quick movement for the foreseeable future.
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