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03-01-2018 | 08:47 AM

#61

Dave Fitzgerald

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Originally Posted by SUX4U

Uncommutable widebody trips? You’d have to try very hard to find one.

Uhh.....more than a few of them in SFO....EWR, IAD, BOS, HNL day trip, now the Guam trip...

None commutable on either end.

03-01-2018 | 09:03 AM

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Commutable, Non-commutable. I don't care. I don't want to fly either of them!

03-01-2018 | 09:29 AM

#63

Dave Fitzgerald

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Originally Posted by oldmako

Commutable, Non-commutable. I don't care. I don't want to fly either of them!

Mako!! I'm shocked, is that your daughter??

03-01-2018 | 12:04 PM

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oldmako

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Nope. That's Floyd's boat. That's a new-hire FA.

03-01-2018 | 01:12 PM

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Nope. That's Floyd's boat. That's a new-hire FA.

Need a cabin boy?

03-01-2018 | 01:14 PM

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Reverend

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Flexibility comparison

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Originally Posted by terminal

the one thing SWA beats on is scheduling finagling.

I’d like to hear more opinions comparing the flexibility of schedules between SW and UA. A lot of the archived posts sound pre crew companion and are out of date.

03-01-2018 | 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Reverend

I’d like to hear more opinions comparing the flexibility of schedules between SW and UA. A lot of the archived posts sound pre crew companion and are out of date.

Crew Companion makes pilot-to-pilot trades easier, but it sadly doesn't help much with trading with open flying.

03-01-2018 | 04:01 PM

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KC135

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Originally Posted by webecheck

In my experience this is said by 3 types of people. Those hired by airlines who will never give them the chance, those that flew for crappy global cargo outfits, and those that are separating from the military thinking the legacy carrier long haul flying is the same as what they just got done doing.

I have met a vast number of people who sat right seat of the 747 and commuted until they retired the plane because of the lifestyle. In addition, I have only met one person who said they didn’t love the WB flying....and this dude was talking about aliens on the trip and how he does science experiments with crew meals so take that fwiw.

I see why guys get wrapped around the axle with the money equation, but it’s a fools discussion because you’re going to make lots of it at any legacy. Since this is a second career for most, seems to me the lifestyle is what one should decide on and chase that...but that’s just my opinion obviously because I don’t care about how much money is left in the bank when I die.

A lot avoid the lifestyle to stay away from the negative effects of rotating shifts. It's not a big deal short term but over the decades it really takes a toll on some people.

03-01-2018 | 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Reverend

I’d like to hear more opinions comparing the flexibility of schedules between SW and UA. A lot of the archived posts sound pre crew companion and are out of date.

United's trip trading system is absolutely horrible. Little to no flexibility. I have lots of buddies at SWA who easily move their schedules around. FWIW