All true. That being said crew scheduling is pretty decent with putting your reserve assignment on your schedule much earlier. Many times your assignment is put on your schedule the night before. You can self notify online and lock in the reserve assignment. Sometimes with a late enough show the next day it can save you having to commute in the night before.

Every reserve assignment I've had, I've had much more than three hours notice. Except once they called and asked if I could get to the airport in an hour. After I told them no they told me "nevermind, we'll find someone else".

In my opinion, if you live in base, reserve life is pretty chill. You don't fly much typically, outside of summer months at least. Lack of flexibility(being able to drop) and opportunities for premium pay are the drawbacks. Some abilities to break guarantee but not a lot.

Some great info here so far. What are reserve times looking like? Specifically in DTW? And how many days off is a typical lineholder getting?

Not DTW but in ORD I’m holding my first line in March. 7 months after DOH. I have 16 days off and 79 credit hours from PBS. Could also hold a line in DTW, MCO, or FLL. I suspect those times will come down a little as I was one of the first classes in this latest hiring wave so has taken some time for people to cycle through training.

The most junior line holder in DTW was a July 2019 hire. Given hiring has picked up a lot since then.

Days off is a bit tough....on average I would say 15-16ish are what lines are built with. So much schedule manipulation happens. Some guys will drop most of their schedule and just wait for premium pay calls....sometimes they work two 4 day trips a month for 80+ hours, other times they don't get called for premium trips and they'll credit well below guarantee.
Some guys just swap for better credit trips in open time and end up with more days off. There's a lot of flexibility depending on what matters to you.

If you commute, you'll be able to end up with a good amount of days at home.
If you live in base, you're neighbors will think you never work.
Alternately, living in base seems to have the most premium pay opportunities if that's what matters.

The most important part of your post...to me anyways lol!
I’m a former “Giant” myself and hoping to get the offer after my interview next month. This will be such a welcome change lol!

If you commute by all means self notify and hopefully commute same day or later than planned. Just remember self notifying starts your 117 at show time instead of the beginning of your RAP adjusted for the reserve table.

Maybe it depends on the base but I’ve had the opposite experience on reserve. I got called all the time and it was usually right about 3 hours out.



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I have had the same experience.


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It’s base, seat, and most importantly RAP specific. Seniority plays a role in the larger bases because you often have guys on the same RAP with the same available days. Senior and you won’t get called as much unless you’re a will fly.

51 days on Res and no call from crew scheduling!! I haven't seen an airbus since last year. LOL Love all the upgrades behind me!! Come on over guys!! Pay checks keep coming.