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Iceberg , 10-28-2022 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Jdub2

If you are lucky enough to be awarded a widebody as a newhire at Delta you will not be senior enough to hold reserve. That’s how great our reserve rules are

if you want to see your kid bid 220 and you will work four days a month. Plus you will never have to sit FSB/ready reserve

all reserve is long call convertible to 6 days of short call a bid period. I average less than two a month. If you do get short call you need to be within three-ish hours of report, to any of the three nyc airports. You will be able to sit reserve at home

Something to keep in mind with the 220 advice, it may not always be that over staffed. My experience and that of others I’ve talked to is that on most fleets, if you are on call you will get called. The reserve setup at DAL is not bad at all when you are driving distance away at home.

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OOfff , 10-28-2022 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Seminole00

Both are junior base at their respective airline so you will move up quickly. I don't know Delta's reserve callout time but if you can make it to the gate in about 2 hours or so you should be fine on reserve at DAL. With the current movement you might not be on reserve for long.

delta doesn’t have a fixed reserve callout time. As long as OP can be promptly available at EWR, they are covered for short call at any NYC airport

#233

chrisreedrules , 10-28-2022 03:19 PM

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I’m at DAL. Purposely bidding reserve because I think the QOL is better than being a junior line holder. And I commute.

#234

Otterbox , 10-28-2022 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by FlyingNasaForm

I'd be thankful if anyone could share some advice on what they think is best for me.

I live in central NJ, about 40 mins from EWR. UA seems the obvious choice due to the easy EWR drive but it seems like DAL may have better work rules. I have a young child at home and currently at corp where I get 15-18 days off a month. When I flew for the regionals I was good at "gaming" the system to maximize pay and QoL. I make around $270,000 (pay + retirement) now and getting back to that is important, but so is seeing my kid.

UAL for the win. The shorter the drive the less the rest of the stuff matters. There’s a big difference every time you double your drive time to work. You can bid NB, get hours your first year, bid WB FO going into year 2 for the higher pay or upgrade to Captain once you get 1000hrs of 121 SIC time.

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osuav8r , 10-29-2022 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Otterbox

This guy gets it. Don't underestimate the value of premium pay. The best stuff always gets built at the last minute and you can massively improve your life if you are available to pick up the easy stuff and jettison the hard stuff. Ie. being close to the airport timewise has a LOT of value in being one of the few guys who can make a short notice departure happen.

#236

Jimraynor , 11-13-2022 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Jdub2

A220 fo nyc. I fly maybe once every other month…

#237

Jdub2 , 11-14-2022 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimraynor

A220 fo nyc. I fly maybe once every other month…

cheers to that brother!