SWA Hourly rate conversion
04-25-2018, 06:35 AM
#122
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Oct 2006
Posts: 2,887
Been bidding rsv intentionally lately. I live in base and have a pass bid. Usually don’t work 4-6 rsv days a month bidding weekday rsv. I’ll pick up a day trip or two to boost credit and end up around 130/mo with 30-60 hrs block.
04-26-2018, 07:48 AM
#125
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2018
Posts: 1,256
As I said before, the last couple of times I've tried to do that (the last two weeks of Nov and the last two weeks of Jan), I got nothing,
I live in base and am in the top 5% on the FO side. I bid on way over 50 trips collectively. I bid DOT and HOT. My criteria was that it had to pay close to 10 TFP or more per day premium. I spent a good part of both of those two week periods working the computer, checking my phone, and ignoring the rest of my life. It kind of sucked.
Each and every time, I was outbid by people who bid the trips at straight pay. It's very good that people like RJS and ANG are Pollyanna-ish. Lord bless 'em. But they definitely do not represent everyone's experience.
04-26-2018, 09:21 AM
#126
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2013
Posts: 3,524
SWA Hourly rate conversion
Same case with me. It's not as simple as, "Oh, I'll just pick up a premium open time trip ... Wait a sec while I just jump on the computer. Ok, done! Now what were you saying?"
As I said before, the last couple of times I've tried to do that (the last two weeks of Nov and the last two weeks of Jan), I got nothing,
I live in base and am in the top 5% on the FO side. I bid on way over 50 trips collectively. I bid DOT and HOT. My criteria was that it had to pay close to 10 TFP or more per day premium. I spent a good part of both of those two week periods working the computer, checking my phone, and ignoring the rest of my life. It kind of sucked.
Each and every time, I was outbid by people who bid the trips at straight pay. It's very good that people like RJS and ANG are Pollyanna-ish. Lord bless 'em. But they definitely do not represent everyone's experience.
As I said before, the last couple of times I've tried to do that (the last two weeks of Nov and the last two weeks of Jan), I got nothing,
I live in base and am in the top 5% on the FO side. I bid on way over 50 trips collectively. I bid DOT and HOT. My criteria was that it had to pay close to 10 TFP or more per day premium. I spent a good part of both of those two week periods working the computer, checking my phone, and ignoring the rest of my life. It kind of sucked.
Each and every time, I was outbid by people who bid the trips at straight pay. It's very good that people like RJS and ANG are Pollyanna-ish. Lord bless 'em. But they definitely do not represent everyone's experience.
It’s been a tough few months. I batted a donut in January and February after flying one in December. Last month I flew 4 (two were turns and I got JAd on one) premium trips and this month two.
My double secret strategy is to shotgun bid daily on the weekends. Any trip that averages 9 or so per day. Bonus points for commutable, bonus points for low block. I put all the in base trips at the top of the stack and then rank them in order I want to fly after that.
I stay below the cap as long as possible, ie I would rather bid a 26 paying 3 day that keeps me under the cap than a 30 paying 3 day that doesn’t.
After that I hang out with my kids, do stuff around the house, kick the dog, whatever.
At around 11:30 I check my phone.
March I flew all in domicile.
April I flew both out of domicile.
You never know.
If I don’t get anything I bid hourly or pick up something straight. Sometimes you’re the windshield...
Last year I was able to do much better at 20 percent less seniority. I saw an article today that said we will have 30 more aircraft by the end of the year plus the upgrades should be evened out with the new hires by then.
04-26-2018, 10:24 AM
#127
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Nov 2016
Position: 6th place
Posts: 1,826
The cultural differences between airlines is interesting. At AA, at least on my fleet, most people talk about how many days off they can get and complain when there isn’t adequate coverage to straight drop trips.
I’ve never heard someone say what their highest time month is or how much they were able to pick up.
It’s cool yal have the ability to get so much premium if you want it.
I’ve never heard someone say what their highest time month is or how much they were able to pick up.
It’s cool yal have the ability to get so much premium if you want it.
04-26-2018, 11:50 AM
#129
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2013
Posts: 3,524
The cultural differences between airlines is interesting. At AA, at least on my fleet, most people talk about how many days off they can get and complain when there isn’t adequate coverage to straight drop trips.
I’ve never heard someone say what their highest time month is or how much they were able to pick up.
It’s cool yal have the ability to get so much premium if you want it.
I’ve never heard someone say what their highest time month is or how much they were able to pick up.
It’s cool yal have the ability to get so much premium if you want it.
It just depends on the person. I know some guys who work 11 or 12 days a month and never pick up. I flew with a captain who took 3 months off and didn’t come to work once. He went to Asia with his wife.
The majority work 12 or so days a month and pick up here and there.
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