I remember when the company proposed the ability to "waive minimum credit" Everyone was all excited about the prospect, but TC was very vocal about if the top of the list got less hours, that meant the rest of the pilot group would need to pick up those hours. After years of being in the top 20-40% and getting awarded 90+ hour lines with a minimum line value of 88 hours, it seems TC was absolutely correct in his assessment.

History has shown that SW likes to run lean. I thought the proposal was okay, but would've been a no for me just because I saw enough proposals that were supposed to be a win for the pilot group, but the company interpretation and implementation was 180 degree turn from what the pilot group thought they were getting (long call as an example)

Of course, this was back in the day when the company didn't try to get out of displacement pay when closing bases. With SGU driving a Mack truck through the PPM on a regular basis, it would be wise to not provide a fuel station for that truck.

 

Hey all,
I started here in late April and this is my first go at the airline gig. I live in Denver and am based on the CRJ. When I started, Denver was easily attainable shortly after training. This doesn't seem to be the case anymore. The November bid has me dropping even further in reserve in Minneapolis. I've watched it go down in base over the past few months. Looking at Detroit, I could hold a line. And perhaps in Chicago too. DEN to ORD is a nightmare I've heard. My issue is whether or not I stick it out in MSP until somehow I can sit reserve in Denver or commute two time zones to a line in Detroit. I appreciate the insight

 

Commuting to a line is a lot better than commuting to reserve. You'll at least have a plan for each week and you'll never have to just commute out there and sit around for no reason. MSP is slightly shrinking while DTW is growing so you may do better in DTW.

Things are moving. I can't see it taking that long to get DEN with all of the movement. Trips in ORD are significantly better than trips in DTW and MSP but you're right about ORD-DEN commuting being a nightmare. I've seen 120 on standby for an Airbus with 5 jumpseaters listed once.

 

How long does it take to receive the $7500 bonus after ioe?

 

I believe I got mine the next pay period after finishing my type checkride.

 

Other regionals have similar provisions. It's good for pilots...

If they ever find themselves in need of a job, they can come back, suck up FO pay for a couple or few years and then be back at six figures.

Especially good for guys who got stuck due to industry dynamics and now cannot afford to risk going to a major and flunking out. This allows/enables those folks to attempt to move on without risking financial catastrophe.

Good for the company because it encourages senior (ie expensive) pilots to move one.

I would even take it one step further...since the whole point of the regional system for most pilots is (or was originally) to get experience and move on, I would allow pilots to return with seniority for 4-6 months. That way there is no downside to attempting to move to a major. Kind of like insurance, small cost to the group as a whole and very few folks would ever need to exercise that option, but if YOU happened to be that guy who the sim instructor didn't like the part of your hair...

 

I believe XJET already has something like that in place... maybe 2-3 month but the same idea.

 

I got mine about a month out of IOE, but had to call recruiting to check on it. They emailed back right away and said my bonus would be on the next pay period.
Mine was for previous 135 experience and Lear SIC type, but if you have just 135 experience, that'll work.

 

Will November classes for the E175 consist of all FO's, or will there be Capt upgrades/transitions as well? If it's all FO's then will some FO's be sitting LHS for the sim?

 

It will be a mixed class. If there are more FOs than captains, then there will be some FO/FO pairs and some FOs will sit in the left seat for half of the sim time.