New bases?
12-24-2021 | 02:34 PM
#91
Furloughed Again?!
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From: Boeing 737
I can look at the bid pack later, but Houston has had several commutable lines every month and many more with commutable trips. A lot of them are over the weekend, so they don't go senior. You may not hold them right away, but they are definitely out there.
Lots of trips start late morning and end early evening. Last flight to BNA is generally pretty late.
Lots of trips start late morning and end early evening. Last flight to BNA is generally pretty late.
No other major airline operates with pure AM/PM lines. Which can be both a benefit and at times a curse.
12-24-2021 | 05:47 PM
#92
Gets Weekends Off
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I still wish they would build entire lines of PM turn AMs. 15 or 20% of the lines in domicile should be built like that to accommodate for commuters. Maybe more in domiciles where there are typically more commuters. Even if a pilot doesn’t commute today, in all likelihood he/she will commute at some point in their career.
No other major airline operates with pure AM/PM lines. Which can be both a benefit and at times a curse.
No other major airline operates with pure AM/PM lines. Which can be both a benefit and at times a curse.
I’m done commuting. We’ve never closed a base and DEN will be the biggest in the system next year. It isn’t going anywhere…and neither am I until I can hold it in the left seat. Commuting sucks.
01-03-2022 | 05:24 PM
#93
On Reserve
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From: 737 FO
An idea. Your house is your base. Each month after getting your award you subtract sick calls and make pre-planned fatigue calls. What's left is "your schedule". If "your schedule" gets changed, it is paid DT. Since the pilot put "his cards" on the table, he is positive spaced if he commutes. Both ways. A friend told me this concept.
01-03-2022 | 08:28 PM
#94
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From: DOWNGRADE COMPLETE: Thanks Gary. Thanks SWAPA.
An idea. Your house is your base. Each month after getting your award you subtract sick calls and make pre-planned fatigue calls. What's left is "your schedule". If "your schedule" gets changed, it is paid DT. Since the pilot put "his cards" on the table, he is positive spaced if he commutes. Both ways. A friend told me this concept.
01-04-2022 | 01:26 AM
#95
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An idea. Your house is your base. Each month after getting your award you subtract sick calls and make pre-planned fatigue calls. What's left is "your schedule". If "your schedule" gets changed, it is paid DT. Since the pilot put "his cards" on the table, he is positive spaced if he commutes. Both ways. A friend told me this concept.
I have no idea what this means. Is this a fantasy of a commuter you met?
01-04-2022 | 07:00 AM
#96
Gets Weekends Off
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From: DOWNGRADE COMPLETE: Thanks Gary. Thanks SWAPA.
I still wish they would build entire lines of PM turn AMs. 15 or 20% of the lines in domicile should be built like that to accommodate for commuters. Maybe more in domiciles where there are typically more commuters. Even if a pilot doesn’t commute today, in all likelihood he/she will commute at some point in their career.
No other major airline operates with pure AM/PM lines. Which can be both a benefit and at times a curse.
No other major airline operates with pure AM/PM lines. Which can be both a benefit and at times a curse.
01-04-2022 | 07:39 PM
#97
Line Holder
Joined: Mar 2015
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I still wish they would build entire lines of PM turn AMs. 15 or 20% of the lines in domicile should be built like that to accommodate for commuters. Maybe more in domiciles where there are typically more commuters. Even if a pilot doesn’t commute today, in all likelihood he/she will commute at some point in their career.
No other major airline operates with pure AM/PM lines. Which can be both a benefit and at times a curse.
No other major airline operates with pure AM/PM lines. Which can be both a benefit and at times a curse.
01-05-2022 | 04:05 AM
#99
Line Holder
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Do you live in ATL? If so, reserve is a good gig, other than it makes it more difficult to manipulate your schedule as you cannot ELITT reserve blocks (fixed next contract hopefully!!). Reserve at SWA is way different that other airlines.
If you don't live in ATL...then I'd be looking to commute to a base like MDW, HOU, BWI, or DEN depending on where you live. You'll likely have much more relative seniority in those domiciles.
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