Junior EWR FO days off?
 

For a EWR 737 or 320 FO, how many days off a month could one expect the first few years? Would it take a while to get weekends off?

Thanks!

On the 737 I would say 12-13 days off while on reserve, depending on how many days in the month. Once your a jr line holder it will depend on how you bid. If you bid for lower line values (70-75hrs) I would expect to average 15-16 days off. Maybe 13-14 if you bid for higher line values.

I started holding partial weekends around 65%. Complete weekends around 50%.

12-13 days off for reserve.

Sorry, yes 12-13 on reserve. I'll edit it above.

As a Jr. Lineholder EWR 737 for about a year before transferring, i could always drop at least 1 x 4-day trip to either open time (company) or another pilot and turn a 15-16 day off line into 19-20 days off before selectively rebuilding with better trips. If you are in the front of the CY18 hiring and go to EWR 737, you will quickly have a line and enjoy tremendous schedule flexibility with major holidays being the only days you won't easily wrangle out of. Dont forget partial or full month COLA is available many non-Summer months too if you want to lock in bigger chunks of time off.

Sent from my SM-G935T using Tapatalk

March new hire. Weekends and Christmas off in December. EWR 320

Thanks for the responses! Any idea how it takes to get a line in EWR?

It’s bad luck to talk about this stuff before stepping foot into indoc. Seen it before.

Depends on the hiring trend. Most hired since this Feb are still on reserve at all bases. I know one guy in DCA hired in Jan that was a lineholder by the end of his first month on the line. No real way to predict with certainty. EWR 737 typically runs around 80%, so just under 40 pilots. With 30ish vacancies, it could move pretty quick if you're at the front of the next mini-wave.

Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Tapatalk

April new hire EWR 320 , can I please copy and paste your bid ...and burn mine .