How does WN have a shorter upgrade time?

Don't worry our new hire welcome committee from ALPA(JT) will teach you all about that! He'll also teach you how to game the system and circumvent the CBA to make the maximum dollar amount. Then he'll bail the company out for some sweet gravy all while the pilot group is working for a TA!!

That guy has done nothing but act like a clown every chance he has, including bringing the family to new hire ALPA dinners and buying scabs dinner at them. How about the company video he starred in with that check airman from Jamaica that yells at her IOE pilots...what a charm

And yeah, JT....instead of explaining to new hires, while being fed from union dollars, the importance of unity and following the contract, he teaches Gravy 101 and how to get yours. Steak and lobster, anyone?

He's done it again and again..yet our union leadership stands idling by as he continues to pi$$ on this pilot group!

Some great answers, I appreciate you taking the time to respond!

Is reserve just a two hour call out or do you have long and short call?

What is the pilot community like? I really enjoy most of the people I fly with where I am currently, so curious what the pilot group is like there.
How are the South of the Border trips? Are trips enjoyable?

The advice to tread cautiously is very much appreciated. I don't want to stumble into the middle of a strike situation. I'm thinking that it maybe wiser to sit on the sidelines and observe for a bit...

Thanks again....

You have F16 time, correct? Sorry but I stalked you a bit in past posts to get an idea of your experience.

They probably won't want to hire you because they know you'll be gone to Delta or AA as soon as you can go. Even if it's not true, they will think that.

I honestly would love for you to get hired, get a type and have Delta and AA calling you for a job.

Crews are great. Some of the newer folks are "interesting" and there are some real tools hired pre 9/11. Not all but most of the weirdos were hired around then. Some great guys hired then as well. I guess my point that most everyone is really great to fly with with a few exceptions although I do question some of our latest hires.

You'll be easy to spot in the yellow highliters flying through the air when ATC asks others to call traffic in sight.

Crews are good. We have the usual 10% odd balls. In Vegas, bottom lines are 13-14 days off. Most trips are 4 days and almost all have a redeye in them and finish around 2030 local.

The only South America "trip" we have is Lima. Everything else is turns. Most of them red-eyes.

Personally, Lima is my least favorite city in South America, but I enjoy going there simply because it offers an international layover, something that I miss. The hotel is fairly decent, the breakfast is included and you're right in the best part of town, Milaflores.

The redeye on the way back is kinda brutal, unless you go down there during the winter months. Then it's a short layover with a day flight back.

If the rumor of Manaus turns out to be true we'll be seeing another layover, so that would be great.

But I do envy my United 73 buddies when they post pictures of their Bogota layovers...