knewyork

I'm not quite sure. A year ago it was 2 months. It's sort of in limbo right now. But I would guess 2-5 months. Just a guess. I'll have to take a look for you.

Arliss

Thanks. I'm at L-xjet and looking at my options. I'm here 7 months and maybe will hold a relief line for March or April. Was hoping it would be fast if I made a lateral to Rjet.

170driver

It's going to come down. There is a dramatic increase in block hours starting in march. By the time you got on line here we would be taking deliveries and movement would be happening fast.

Arliss

Thanks. How is it being represented by IBT as compared to ALPA? Does being non-ALPA put you at a disadvantage when applying to majors?

Geardownflaps30

As with every local union it's only as strong as the members that are elected as well as the participation of its members.

That said, ALPA (national) has more specific pilot support (IMHO) such as legal and medical services vs IBT.

Absolutely no disadvantage at all when applying.

Arliss

Thanks. I'm planning my future and am currently at L-Xjet, trying to decide between making a lateral or holding out for Spirit. I'm currently only at 1900 TT. Through a friend I read Rjet's new contract and -no joke- it's actually better than Xjet's overall. I also saw her FA bid packet and the trips look pretty good; generally way more credit than ours and decent overnights. If I started this summer, let's say June, would that be in time to "get in on the movement"? I'd like to show a full year at Xjet and maybe go to the Aerocrew job fair in early May to talk to Spirit and see if that goes anywhere.

If you were in my situation...?

ALI G Mmmm

Curious to know what RSV time is in EWR as well. I'm a october new hire and counted 14 people above until holding a line... let me know what you find out.. I'm still getting settled in with FLICA ha.

Geardownflaps30

From talking to people that have been hired at Spirit lately, it sounds like you'd need 4000-4500 TT to be competitive.

Geardownflaps30

Hard to say. Depends upon when the new United birds start arriving and where they are "based". Suffice it to say, the times will come down.

thump

While the FAs currently fly the same trips as the pilots, the pairing credit can be different for the same trip flown by a pilot, due to us being on a significantly different contract (due to min-day, rigs, etc).

Yes, but you'll be behind a LOT of pilots going into the low-credit time of year. All airlines reduce flying in the post-labor day slump. With a hire date of June 1st, you'd finish training around end of July, fly OE for the month of July (maybe half of the month), and your first full month of regular schedule bidding would likely be September, which is the beginning of the slow season.

In the last 12 months, we have added an average of 31.5 new hires per month. If you delay coming here by 4 months, you're going to be behind 126 pilots on the seniority list. "Seniority is everything" as they say.

If you realistically think you can get hired soon at Spirit, then don't make a lateral. It rarely works out unless you get lucky. If you think it's going to take you a year or more, then I would come over here.

OTOH, in case it matters to you, no flow or pref interview at any airline if you come to Republic.

Caveat emptor