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05-13-2014, 11:52 AM
#5001
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Originally Posted by kfahmi
So would it be a safe assumption to say that the odds of getting SFO/CRJ are extremely long (long wait in other bases before landing an SFO/CRJ spot), while the odds of getting SFO/EMB shortly after training just got worse/ longer?
05-13-2014, 12:14 PM
#5002
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Position: AA
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Originally Posted by saturn
From a management perspective, its better to have 40% plus reserve staffing in such a day to day environment than give out lines, have low reserve staffing, then suddenly be hit hard with cxl and delays timing everyone out. Its a temporary way to control costs.
I give SkyWest credit when appropriate, but this all seems kinda shady to me.
05-13-2014, 02:05 PM
#5003
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Originally Posted by NVUS
Sounds like things maybe tougher on the EMB side until summer draws to a close. But there are a lot of factors right now, so first things first, and then change and adapt as needed.
05-13-2014, 06:20 PM
#5004
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Originally Posted by kfahmi
Wow. So, nearly half of SFO Bro crews will be on reserve, and more than half of LAX FOs? :-0
I don't get it. It's not as if any airline could replace the Bros with RJs on those short routes (SFO-SMF, SFO-MRY, SFO-CIC as examples) and make any money. Yet I cannot imagine airline service suspended entirely to communities like CEC or ACV. But what do I know?
I don't get it. It's not as if any airline could replace the Bros with RJs on those short routes (SFO-SMF, SFO-MRY, SFO-CIC as examples) and make any money. Yet I cannot imagine airline service suspended entirely to communities like CEC or ACV. But what do I know?
You don't know the legacy carriers management very well... They ended up closing the SMF and MRY domiciles because legacy management all of a sudden changed a bunch of the EMB flying to RJ's, this included your SFO-SMF and SFO-MRY examples.
05-13-2014, 06:30 PM
#5005
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What would a new bro pilot prefer now, a pay raise for 2nd year or removing a seat lock from 2 years back to 1? Just saying, upwards of 40% reserves now and losing 10% of airframes in a year (45 to 40). At least being stuck the pay is equal to a 200 I guess, which is equal to just transferring anyways. Oh the tradeoffs of the last pay proposal.
05-13-2014, 06:31 PM
#5006
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Can anyone pro/con the lax, den, iah, living in domicile on RJ reserve situation?
05-13-2014, 07:08 PM
#5007
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Originally Posted by Paid2fly
You don't know the legacy carriers management very well... They ended up closing the SMF and MRY domiciles because legacy management all of a sudden changed a bunch of the EMB flying to RJ's, this included your SFO-SMF and SFO-MRY examples.
05-13-2014, 07:17 PM
#5008
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Originally Posted by Slatsnflaps
Can anyone pro/con the lax, den, iah, living in domicile on RJ reserve situation?
05-13-2014, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by kfahmi
I can't imagine how anyone can make any money on an RJ flying SFO-SMF or SFO-MRY. In a Citation on that route (with a better climb rate than an RJ), you barely have time to climb to 10,000' before it's time to descend again. Given turbofan fuel burns, I have got to think the cost per seat mile on a 55-nm direct route flight in an RJ (OK, maybe 70-80 miles if you add vectoring, approaches etc), is ruinously high. But what do I know?
05-13-2014, 07:38 PM
#5010
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Originally Posted by Slatsnflaps
Can anyone pro/con the lax, den, iah, living in domicile on RJ reserve situation?
Crash pads aren't that far from IAH you'd prolly need a car but cost of living I'm sure is cheaper than lax or den and Houston is a great town in my opinion. Been living in IAH for a month on reserve it's nice and plenty of flying if you want it. Hope you boys like Mexico though... Haha It's not near as bad as people say it is.
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