We'll be there to welcome you on Monday night. Congrats!

Looking for some insight to reserve at SWA.

What could a new hire in BWI expect for number of reserve days in a row/monthly total?

How long is callout? Short-call and/or long-call available?

AM vs. PM reserve exist?

How likely would scheduling allow a newb to pick up OT on days off?

Interviewing in September and trying to gain a foothold if I do well.

Thanks all.

When did you apply? How soon after applying did you get the interview invite?

15-16 Days of Reserve per month. The line you bid will not have more than a four day block. Can go up to six in month-month overlap correction, though. But you can make one of those days non-RON.

Yes. AM and PM reserves. In my base, AMs start at 0330 and PMs start at 1100

There is only 2-hour call out for reserves. No long call.

Yes, you can bid whatever OT you want and you'll get what your seniority can hold. As a first year, bid OT time trips at straight pay. You'll be awarded the trip over all the dudes bidding premium pay for it and you'll get near premium pay (actually, you get paid second year pay for OT picked up from the company, and that is pretty close to premium).

Actually, that's a little misleading.

Pay attention to monthly caps... if you're under the cap, you'll beat out a number 1 FO bidding for the same trip if he's over the cap. Seniority only applies if you're both in the same category - both over or both under the cap. I rarely flew at straight during my first year.

Anything you pick up from Open Time above your original line value pays second year pay.

If you pick up at premium, you get premium value at 2nd year rate.

If you pick up at straight time, you get straight value at 2nd year rate.

If you pick up reserve block from Open Time system, you get 2nd year pay for anything that happens during that reserve block. In other words, if you fly, anything that trip pays will pay you at 2nd year. Or if you don't fly at all, you get 6 TFP per day at 2nd year rate.

Applied August 1. OBAP August 10th. Invite August 11

For those who are new to 121: a friend of mine was given the opportunity to attend a class on short notice, about a month earlier than planned. This will put him ahead of around 60 other pilots on the seniority list vs attending the later class. Just to give you an example of how many pilots that is, in Dallas in September there are 61 reserve lines.

Seniority is everything. The more senior you are the quicker you get off reserve, get weekday flying, avoid working holidays, earn premium open time. It is also increases the buffer between you and any potential furlough. So, without trying to sound preachy, take the earliest class you can!


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Atlanta FO
 

Will someone please most junior line holder and junior reserve for ATL FO? Curious how long it would take to hold ATL. Thank you