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Old 11-04-2019 | 06:19 PM
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Which base currently has the shortest time-to-lineholder for FO’s? Or which would y’all forecast it to be in a few months
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Old 11-04-2019 | 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by MainlineorSuici
Which base currently has the shortest time-to-lineholder for FO’s? Or which would y’all forecast it to be in a few months
There’s no straight answer. Our core business is based on leisure travel, which makes us a very seasonal airline. You could be a lineholder during summer and go back to reserve in September/October. FLL is particularly notorious when it comes to high/low season.

Training it’s a huge factor. Training comes to a dead slow pace in the summer. Most instructors and check airmen get “drafted” back to the line.

If we continue hiring at current rates, I’m guessing some bases will see newhires holding a line 3 months after OE in DTW/MCO/FLL? But of course that means starting a class on a favorable part of the cycle. In other words, let’s say you start class in May. Your seniority will stagnate since there are few classes and minimal upgrades. That means you’re at the bottom throughout the summer and by the time late summer/fall newhires hit the lane, it’d be October. At least 6 months on reserve. On the other hand, if you get hired in January, you might be holding a line in June, depending on the base.
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Old 11-04-2019 | 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Balker
There’s no straight answer. Our core business is based on leisure travel, which makes us a very seasonal airline. You could be a lineholder during summer and go back to reserve in September/October. FLL is particularly notorious when it comes to high/low season.

Training it’s a huge factor. Training comes to a dead slow pace in the summer. Most instructors and check airmen get “drafted” back to the line.

If we continue hiring at current rates, I’m guessing some bases will see newhires holding a line 3 months after OE in DTW/MCO/FLL? But of course that means starting a class on a favorable part of the cycle. In other words, let’s say you start class in May. Your seniority will stagnate since there are few classes and minimal upgrades. That means you’re at the bottom throughout the summer and by the time late summer/fall newhires hit the lane, it’d be October. At least 6 months on reserve. On the other hand, if you get hired in January, you might be holding a line in June, depending on the base.
Thank you !
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