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03-23-2017 | 10:06 AM
#6401
Gets Weekends Off
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From: I pilot
A bad paying local is 4:12 and a good paying one an pay up to 8+.
03-23-2017 | 10:11 AM
#6402
Prime Minister/Moderator
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Engines Turn or People Swim
A high-quality four day would be 24-28 hours, and those are not always easy to come by.
03-23-2017 | 01:39 PM
#6403
Newbie
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I wouldn't care where I'd be based because I would just have to start a new life wherever I ended up. I was just wondering are you feeding yourselves, making rent payments and keeping a car for first year FO wages? They seem prohibitively low.
Considering the US because it seems like an ok avenue to move up in aircraft complexity.
Considering the US because it seems like an ok avenue to move up in aircraft complexity.
CRJ new hires are going to Detroit. ERJ new hires are going to Chicago. But, that could change in a heartbeat when we open a new base. Rumors about a new base are out there and a new base sounds imminent. They won't tell you where because that will disclose the partner.
If you avoid California (and New York City in case we eventually get a base there), you can survive on what you will earn. And, it becomes more liveable after you upgrade to captain (2 years on the CRJ and 3 years on the ERJ).
Both cities are comparatively (to California) inexpensive to live in. Chicago has a decent mass transit system if you live within walking distance.
03-23-2017 | 03:07 PM
#6404
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From: LAX ER
One of the first considerations is whether you choose the CRJ or ERJ.
CRJ new hires are going to Detroit. ERJ new hires are going to Chicago. But, that could change in a heartbeat when we open a new base. Rumors about a new base are out there and a new base sounds imminent. They won't tell you where because that will disclose the partner.
If you avoid California (and New York City in case we eventually get a base there), you can survive on what you will earn. And, it becomes more liveable after you upgrade to captain (2 years on the CRJ and 3 years on the ERJ).
Both cities are comparatively (to California) inexpensive to live in. Chicago has a decent mass transit system if you live within walking distance.
CRJ new hires are going to Detroit. ERJ new hires are going to Chicago. But, that could change in a heartbeat when we open a new base. Rumors about a new base are out there and a new base sounds imminent. They won't tell you where because that will disclose the partner.
If you avoid California (and New York City in case we eventually get a base there), you can survive on what you will earn. And, it becomes more liveable after you upgrade to captain (2 years on the CRJ and 3 years on the ERJ).
Both cities are comparatively (to California) inexpensive to live in. Chicago has a decent mass transit system if you live within walking distance.
03-23-2017 | 03:23 PM
#6406
Newbie
Joined: Jan 2017
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There were 4 unsubstantiated rumored new bases this week alone. I will believe a new base when it happens. Only one of those four rumored bases helps the west coast.
03-23-2017 | 03:44 PM
#6407
On Reserve
Joined: Mar 2017
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Does SKW has a commuter policy? What kind of pay should one expect the first year?
03-23-2017 | 03:59 PM
#6409
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From: I pilot
ATL (since we already do a few departures there and Expressjet is shrinking. This was a base once upon a time)
BNA (Mx base)
People love base rumors
03-23-2017 | 04:05 PM
#6410
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Most rumors are driven by news articles, or changes in the industry by other carriers, which makes the rumors completely unreliable. For example, SAN was the rumored new west coast base.
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