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Old 10-06-2023 | 05:35 AM
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Reserves got hammered last contract. No dropping or moving. Basically get what you're awarded.

More flexibility for lineholders. More 200%. More dropping. Less holidays.

Horse refused to drink, so I drowned the horse.
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Old 10-06-2023 | 05:38 AM
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Reserves can X/Y, but unless you can hold weekends off, not much overtime opportunity.

You also have to be legal, which is difficult on a reserve schedule.

No picking up trips on reserve.

Horse moved, so I shot it.
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Old 10-06-2023 | 06:14 AM
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Originally Posted by demonrat
Reserves can X/Y, but unless you can hold weekends off, not much overtime opportunity.

You also have to be legal, which is difficult on a reserve schedule.

No picking up trips on reserve.

Horse moved, so I shot it.
So now we know why Reserve grids are green. They’ve cut the legs off the reserves so they may not run. Thanks for that.

Cart was to heavy, so I kept whipping the horse.
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Old 10-06-2023 | 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Bluediver
So now we know why Reserve grids are green. They’ve cut the legs off the reserves so they may not run. Thanks for that.
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That’s exactly correct. Plus reserves only get 12 days off (13 in 31-day months). Lineholders get great QOL for the expense of reserves. Which is 30% + of the pilot group.
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Old 10-06-2023 | 07:16 AM
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Originally Posted by demonrat
Reserves can X/Y, but unless you can hold weekends off, not much overtime opportunity.

You also have to be legal, which is difficult on a reserve schedule.

No picking up trips on reserve.

Horse moved, so I shot it.
Damn I didn't know that the cost of Red/Green and DTZ was so high. Reserve is much cushier at B6, it even tends to go senior sometimes during the year due to how a little work you have to do and how much schedule flexibility it affords.
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Old 10-06-2023 | 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Tornado875
Damn I didn't know that the cost of Red/Green and DTZ was so high. Reserve is much cushier at B6, it even tends to go senior sometimes during the year due to how a little work you have to do and how much schedule flexibility it affords.

Sure would suck to not be able to move a reserve day for 3 to 4 years after you decided to take an early upgrade.
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Old 10-06-2023 | 07:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Bluediver
So now we know why Reserve grids are green. They’ve cut the legs off the reserves so they may not run. Thanks for that.

Cart was to heavy, so I kept whipping the horse.
Like I said, more of you than me. You'll win.

Congratulations.
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Old 10-06-2023 | 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by PSU Flyer
Why are you comparing yourself to Avelo?
Tell me why a new to market small airline matches or betters the rates of an established major airline and I'll tell you why our rates are laughable
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Old 10-06-2023 | 07:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Bluediver
Sure would suck to not be able to move a reserve day for 3 to 4 years after you decided to take an early upgrade.
Reserve here sucks and is no better than at the regionals... this needs to be fixed in the JCBA. I know captains in certain bases that have been on reserve for 3 years, that's not hyperbole. Working under our reserve rules for 3 years sounds bad.
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Old 10-06-2023 | 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by demonrat
Like I said, more of you than me. You'll win.

Congratulations.
Was specifically trying to figure out where all these Green Day’s came from. Never said I don’t like DTZ, but it had to come at some expense. I wanted to know what that expense was. Now I know a majority have an option at the extreme expense of a minority.
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