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qekq 05-14-2022 09:02 AM

Anybody commute from Memphis?
 
Just wondering how that works out for you. Im stuck in MEM for a while.

W6TRP 05-14-2022 09:04 AM

MEM to where?


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qekq 05-14-2022 09:06 AM


Originally Posted by W6TRP (Post 3422476)
MEM to where?


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Any base you guys have. Doesnt matter. Wanna know if Spirit is viable. I've looked and it seems ROUGH

W6TRP 05-14-2022 09:12 AM

Seems like you have the answer then. Since you’d be a new hire expect to sit reserve for at least a year, so you’d be commuting to a crashpad. There appears to be 1 flight from MEM-MCO which I’m sure you already saw. Two flights from MEM-MIA which will just be a co-domicile with FLL. 3 flights MEM-LAS. If you have choices to work somewhere else that’s more commutable I’d consider them.


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Cyio 05-14-2022 10:25 AM


Originally Posted by qekq (Post 3422475)
Just wondering how that works out for you. Im stuck in MEM for a while.

How long are you stuck?

terks43 05-14-2022 01:50 PM


Originally Posted by W6TRP (Post 3422481)
Seems like you have the answer then. Since you’d be a new hire expect to sit reserve for at least a year, so you’d be commuting to a crashpad. There appears to be 1 flight from MEM-MCO which I’m sure you already saw. Two flights from MEM-MIA which will just be a co-domicile with FLL. 3 flights MEM-LAS. If you have choices to work somewhere else that’s more commutable I’d consider them.


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Hold up, new hires are sitting reserve for a year in the junior base?

onedolla 05-14-2022 03:40 PM


Originally Posted by terks43 (Post 3422666)
Hold up, new hires are sitting reserve for a year in the junior base?

Around there. 10ish 11ish months for LAS and MCO.

69fastback 05-14-2022 07:48 PM


Originally Posted by terks43 (Post 3422666)
Hold up, new hires are sitting reserve for a year in the junior base?

and increasing

adt88 05-14-2022 08:09 PM

Anybody commute from Memphis?
 

Originally Posted by 69fastback (Post 3422874)
and increasing


I thought the times would go down due to the increased attrition? I’m starting next week and am looking to get MCO as I live in TPA

EDIT: Oh wait, probably because they have limited captain upgrades to prioritize new hires…

W6TRP 05-14-2022 08:54 PM

Attrition is likely hurting reserve staffing as most the folks leaving have less than 1-2 years on property, resulting in constant churn at the bottom and a small increase in net headcount at the bottom


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CincoDeMayo 05-15-2022 04:41 AM


Originally Posted by terks43 (Post 3422666)
Hold up, new hires are sitting reserve for a year in the junior base?

That moment you realize the outfit you ordered online doesn’t look anything like what showed up

dualinput 05-15-2022 06:00 AM

Apply to fed ex

bitwiser 05-15-2022 02:06 PM


Originally Posted by dualinput (Post 3422992)
Apply to fed ex

Or at the very least, check out FDX jumpseat options.

dualinput 05-15-2022 03:45 PM

Fed ex is a first choice option for many regardless but living in MEM it’s a no brainer. Money, QOL, and retirement will not be matched.

badtransam97 05-16-2022 05:34 PM

I am ORD based with Spirit, and commute from MEM and also BNA, since I live roughly halfway between the two. I haven’t had much issue getting to/from work between those two. FDX is nice option as well.

Alpiner 05-16-2022 05:56 PM


Originally Posted by dualinput (Post 3422992)
Apply to fed ex


lol, Spirit is hiring people at atp mins…..FedEx is not.

YellowBanana 05-17-2022 06:42 AM


Originally Posted by dualinput (Post 3422992)
Apply to fed ex

🤣🤣🤣 because it’s that easy.

Alpiner 05-17-2022 03:58 PM


Originally Posted by YellowBanana (Post 3424346)
🤣🤣🤣 because it’s that easy.


At least according to the YTD attrition, we’ve had zero pilots go to FedEx. Can’t be that hard, haha.

CincoDeMayo 05-17-2022 06:22 PM


Originally Posted by Alpiner (Post 3424729)
At least according to the YTD attrition, we’ve had zero pilots go to FedEx. Can’t be that hard, haha.

We just take the slops when the AA pilot goes to FedEx, one of ours takes his spot at AA. Circle of life.

elmetal 05-26-2022 04:25 PM


Originally Posted by Alpiner (Post 3424729)
At least according to the YTD attrition, we’ve had zero pilots go to FedEx. Can’t be that hard, haha.

That's not entirely true. We had one pilot go to united and within 4 months went to fedex.


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