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11-09-2015 | 03:31 AM
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Would this mean that most trips are more 4 days, or shorter day out day back stuff?
Aside from the lack of credit, is a base like PSP more accommodating for someone who lives in base or commutes in?
11-09-2015 | 09:51 AM
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Anyone know if a DC9 type rating would work to get the signing bonus at SkyWest?
11-09-2015 | 10:44 AM
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You are thinking of it from the wrong angle.
You don't get 4:1 on top of pay, you get a garuntee of a minimum of 4:1. At the end of the trip if you look back at your pay, if you didn't fly enough to have pay-to-duty ratio to exceed 4:1, company will add money to your paycheck to bring you up to a minimum ratio of 4:1.
If your trip met or exceeded that 4:1 criteria on its own then it doesn't apply to you.
You don't get 4:1 on top of pay, you get a garuntee of a minimum of 4:1. At the end of the trip if you look back at your pay, if you didn't fly enough to have pay-to-duty ratio to exceed 4:1, company will add money to your paycheck to bring you up to a minimum ratio of 4:1.
If your trip met or exceeded that 4:1 criteria on its own then it doesn't apply to you.
And if you are on reserve, forget about it. Crew support builds your pairings and those aren't subject to the guarantees either. The only way that's not the case is if they assign you the original pairing with absolutely no changes to it.
11-09-2015 | 10:53 AM
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Hub pairings on the other hand typically don't have as many early shows/late releases as the aircraft overnight at the outstations. They still have some flying like this, but the majority of the pairings will have mid morning-mid afternoon/evening show and release times. Much easier for commuting.
Get on SkyWestonline when you're eligible and you can look at all of the different domiciles pairings under the PBS page.
11-09-2015 | 10:57 AM
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11-09-2015 | 11:01 AM
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Being a junior FO, the bases I am looking at are MSP, ORD, DEN and IAH. How would you list them from best to worst in terms of best paying trips? Are there other bases that would be worth considering? I don't really care where I end up living as I am pretty open to move anywhere.
DEN I hear has gone mostly 4 days. They're OK for awhile, but if you live in domicile you won't like them all of the time.
Someone else mentioned IAH shrinking as Mesa moves in there with their 175s. The 700s (and that's all that are down there) are coming off contract?
ORD has better pairings than MSP.
11-09-2015 | 11:02 AM
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11-09-2015 | 11:31 AM
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11-09-2015 | 12:09 PM
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So about these United -700s coming off contract. Any idea what base those airplanes are being pulled out of?
11-09-2015 | 12:18 PM
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I am curious what the take of the SKYW group is on the agreement UA announced with Commuter today? I have had more than one SKYW jumpseater and ex-SKYW new hires tell me this program was going to be offered to SKYW over any other carriers. Anyone know why SKYW was not chosen?
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