Myself and others have noticed that there seems to be an increase in overnights in domiciles other than your own. Perhaps this has something to do with it?

That's a possibility. I think the main culprit, though, is scheduling/skysolver and their insistence on splitting trips at every possible juncture. I worked a leg with a captain last week who had a different FO on every single leg of his 3-day. What busted-ass program comes up with a solution like that??

That being said, I HAVE been overnighting in domiciles a lot when they do send me somewhere.

Thanks all.
TFly

New Hire Class Question
 

I got the call from the Chief Pilots office a couple of days ago welcoming me to SWA. I was told that I could expect a email to select a class date in the coming days. The email was sent while I was flying from KCVG-RKSI. By the time I could open the email it had been about three hours since it was sent out and the only class date left available to me was the end of September. While I'm thrilled to be joining SWA, I'm a little bummed that I missed out on an early class date because I was working at the time the email was sent; oh well water under the bridge. I sent an email to the Pilot Hiring and let them know that I'm open to an earlier class if available. My question is what are the chances I may get an early class date and does anyone have an insight on how people are selected for an early class date if one becomes available?

I was done with training before I was originally scheduled to start. That was this year. The key is to get the background check completed. Once that is done, you're eligible to start.

Let them know you are willing to show early. Preferably by phone call. I bet you get in before September.

I initially did not indicate I could come last-second, but subsequently revised my election on the web site and followed up with an email stating such. Within a few days, my class date moved up two weeks and I was still able to give my employer two weeks notice. Definitely worth a try!

I was offered 3 class dates earlier than what I selected. You’ll be in sooner.

It's not just domicile overnights....although those exist.

The real reason they will leave you in a different city is because they basically use everyone as 'airport standby' on the way back into base the next morning. There are plenty of time when they could DH back to base and you still have reserve days. But they tend not to do that. If they have a guy coming in at 8am from a DH, and one at 9am, and one at 10am......they keep their flexibility to use you as soon as you land. If they can't use you.....you go home and the 2hr call out starts all over.

It's their way to get around not having airport standby......by doing it this way, they basically get what they want.

something else to watch out for is the friendly CS who puts you on the direct flight to base on your JA day, “so you don’t have to connect”. Contract says first available flight back to base, not shortest. I caught it and my JA day went from 5 to 9.8TFP by holding them to the contract on this one.