Is LAX becoming junior on the CRJ? How many months could a new hire expect to hold it? How about getting a line? Thanks in advance.

 

Based on the bid awards from this month, people from the second most recent class are getting awarded LAX on the CRJ, so I'd say a month or two right meow

 

expect 2+ year reserve though

 

Seat lock is 2 years in every seat be it left seat E120, Right seat RJ or right seat E175.

 

I'm not sure about that. I held a line very fast on the Brasilia and was flying 90 hours a month on first year pay as a line holder while CRJ guys I knew who were around my seniority were on reserve being worked 74 hours a month just short of guarantee with less days off than I had. When I finally transitioned I had a line right away on the CRJ. I also lived in Chicago and commuted to the Brasilia and I still feel like it was a pretty good deal QOL wise.

 

I think it will eventually go senior and new hires won't be in it for a while. Right now there are too many unknowns. No one knows the schedules or when they'll announce more domiciles. No one has seen any of the trips. Until recently it didn't even have a pay scale.

If people find out that the trips are good or they announce west coast bases it'll go senior considering it pays 6.4% more than the CRJ 200. All I ever get is 200 trips so I'd consider bidding it once I know more. I'm sure others will too.

 

There are 11 RJFO's with less than 6 months on property based in LA. Only 9 RSV lines last month.

 

I see 15 reserve lines for may on SWOL

 

ORD is historically amongst the most junior of bases, so time on reserve tends to be the least. Right now, staffing means that reserves get used the majority of their days on. I don't see that ending anytime soon. The E175 is a giant unknown, since less than a handful of destinations have been announced, and trip quality is in limbo. That will change with time, but as others have said, as they move West and more is known, expect it to go more senior. I doubt very much to see newhires in it anytime soon, they are much more likely to drop seatlocks first and let it go to proven entities as the Feds will be watching us very closely for quite awhile.

Incidentally, CRJ pilots will continue to have access to Delta benefits, and AA. E175 pilots will be United-dedicated, and the travel center recently announced that E175 pilots will have access to Delta benefits only as far as SkyWest-operated Delta Connection flight are concerned. No mainline access, no other partners. It may not seem like much, but that's a pretty big difference.

 

The highest total since 117, even then guys with 4 months seniority are a SR reserve and 4 spots from at least a composite.

Point is, nowhere near two years.