Mill

I was also a second timer. First time was Jan '14. I was successful this time around.

Caveman

Could someone post what a junior reserve bid looks like at OAK or PHX? I.e...x days on....x days off? From previous threads, it looks like it's a 2 hour call out? Is it a monthly bid?Thanks in advance.

e6bpilot

Monthly bid, two hour call out. Bottom 30 or so lines are pure reserve.

15 days off a month, typically 4 and 3 day blocks with 3 or 4 days off in between. Heavy on weekends when reserves get used most. Typically Thursday or Friday start, some Saturday starts. Very few Sun-Tues starts. Lines are 90 TFP, or 6 TFP per day of reserve.

Typically you are assigned a trip the day prior, but have to be contactable and in domicile when your rap starts no matter what time the trip starts. RAPs are either AM or PM. I think AM RAPs start around 0300 local time. PM starts around noon local. Both go 14 hours. Last day you are released if you don't get used in the first 9 hours.

Paid by the month meaning if you work the first 12 days of reserve, you can sit the last three for almost nothing in pay. Hopefully that will change soon. Typically I go over my reserve guarantee every month though.

In a month, you will typically only sit 1 or 2 days. The rest you will fly. Reserves work a lot at SWA. The 15 days off a month is really nice, especially if you commute, but the other rules were designed for a growing airline where someone would only have to sit reserve for a few months. Guys hired early in this wave should have a line in a junior base after around 3 or 4 months max.

NoDeskJob

To those that interviewed in previous rounds/years, what's the longest you had to wait from the Decision Board to the phone call for hiring?
It's strange; all my references were called, and they asked me to fill out the background paperwork. But most of my fellow interviewees got the call already. I heard TBNT emails were going out Friday, and still haven't gotten any word.

1Seat 1Engine

For the rest of the summer, reserves will work almost every day and most likely make over the guarantee of 90 TFP. SWA has so few on reserve that if you're one of the first hired and west domiciled, you should be off reserve much faster than you might expect. Like maybe 1-2 months. No idea what it's like in the East.

SWA is STRAPPED for manning right now. Normal lines are almost all paying more than 100 TFP. I'm looking at 111TFP for July and I haven't even traded anything yet. The system is stretched to the limit with JA everywhere.

Bad news is everyone's schedule is so full that you can't give anything away!

OB Pilot

I waited until Monday morning after the DB finished late on Thursday the week before. Guess the CP assigned to call me had some other things going on. Until you get the TBNT email, you still have a shot. I know the waiting is tough but try to hang in there.


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Caveman

Thanks much

flyinhawyan

Are you still required to get a 737 type rating before you show up for training?

e6bpilot

Have one of your inside buddies ask his CP if you were part of this DB. They should have the list. I know of a few guys that interviewed early June that didn't make the cutoff.


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NoDeskJob

I doubt that is it, but I could ask.
I interviewed may 27th, and numerous others that day have gotten the call.