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10-11-2022 | 04:53 PM

#2211

JTwift

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Originally Posted by FriendlyPilot

The bottom 24 new hires got forced into 787, 777 and 756 because the top guys wanted to fly the guppy and bus. Crazy times.

what’s crazy about not wanting to sit global reserve for two years?

10-11-2022 | 05:26 PM

#2212

Steve Crewdog

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Originally Posted by FriendlyPilot

The bottom 24 new hires got forced into 787, 777 and 756 because the top guys wanted to fly the guppy and bus. Crazy times.

What's crazy is people WANTING to fly the 73. First time I saw the cockpit I thought "What a piece of junk!! I miss my RJ cockpit."

Never did change my mind, could not wait to get off it.

10-11-2022 | 05:38 PM

#2213

Hedley

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Originally Posted by Steve Crewdog

What's crazy is people WANTING to fly the 73. First time I saw the cockpit I thought "What a piece of junk!! I miss my RJ cockpit."

Never did change my mind, could not wait to get off it.

The name of the game is dollars per day, not what you fly. This is just a job and the 737 provides the best schedule/pay/growth/seniority advancement….. on the NB fleet. It’s still a POS, but it’s a paycheck with more options for improving pay and schedule. Here’s hoping that the super senior guys stick to the 320 and 756 so I don’t have to give up my no red eyes, max 2 legs per day, commutable on both ends schedule.

10-12-2022 | 11:28 AM

#2214

JetDoc

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From: 777 FO

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Originally Posted by Buzologic

As in you won't get 500 hours in a year??

I have been on the plane for a year and just broke 300 hours. YMMV.

10-13-2022 | 06:47 AM

#2215

flyblake

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How long do you think they'll be hiring into widebody fleets?

10-13-2022 | 06:53 AM

#2216

TFAYD

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Originally Posted by flyblake

How long do you think they'll be hiring into widebody fleets?

for the foreseeable future - no end in sight

10-13-2022 | 06:54 AM

#2217

TFAYD

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Crewdog

What's crazy is people WANTING to fly the 73. First time I saw the cockpit I thought "What a piece of junk!! I miss my RJ cockpit."

Never did change my mind, could not wait to get off it.

the lesser of the two evils. I take a ore-historic cockpit and a line any time over sitting Global Reserve for 2 years.

10-13-2022 | 07:10 AM

#2218

01110011

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Originally Posted by flyblake

How long do you think they'll be hiring into widebody fleets?

As long as global reserve sucks.

10-13-2022 | 08:48 AM

#2219

flyblake

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Originally Posted by 01110011

As long as global reserve sucks.

Can you touch a bit on "global reserve" I see it all the time but haven't found much info on it, thank you!

10-13-2022 | 08:51 AM

#2220

ugleeual

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From: 767/757 CA

Quote:

Originally Posted by flyblake

Can you touch a bit on "global reserve" I see it all the time but haven't found much info on it, thank you!

in a nutshell you only get 6 protected days off… the other 12 days can be rolled as necessary to compete a trip assigned. You still have to get 12 days off per month… so they just keep rolling your days off until they can’t anymore.

Global reserve only sucks IMO when you are a commuter… not bad if you live within 2.5 hours short call drive time.