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Old 05-16-2021, 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by rvfanatic View Post
You should expect two years reserve for EWR 756 pre covid. Who knows now, but I expect it’s similar.
Can anyone answer for 737?
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Old 05-16-2021, 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Slowtofinal View Post
Can anyone answer for 737?
When it was really rolling along you’d be off reserve in EWR, inside of about 6 months. I’m guessing it shouldn’t be to much longer now as long as the river don’t rise again.

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Old 05-17-2021, 05:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Slowtofinal View Post
Can anyone answer for 737?
In 2015, I was on EWR 737 FO reserve for 2.5 months. With the hiring they're planning right now it should be similarly short.
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Old 05-17-2021, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Larry in TN View Post
In 2015, I was on EWR 737 FO reserve for 2.5 months. With the hiring they're planning right now it should be similarly short.
I think you’re right. I was an October 2019 hire, after training and OE I started sitting reserve in mid January 2020 (EWR 737), and had a line for April 2020… now I’m back on reserve but I don’t think it will be for long.
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Old 05-18-2021, 02:51 PM
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Since all United reserve starts as long call, when do you find out that a given day or set of days is changing to short call or airport standby?
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Old 05-18-2021, 03:23 PM
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Usually the day before. You can bid for the short calls or field standby most of the time if you are interested in doing either of those.
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Originally Posted by doubles View Post
Since all United reserve starts as long call, when do you find out that a given day or set of days is changing to short call or airport standby?
It's a given day (Short call lasts 14 hours, you only get assigned one at a time) and it's a minimum 10 hours notice before your short call period starts.

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Old 05-18-2021, 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by detpilot View Post
...it's a minimum 10 hours notice before your short call period starts.
Which is what drives many commuters crazy, can you get to base in 10 hrs? Especially when you see an available short call and you are in the “hot seat.”
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Originally Posted by doubles View Post
Since all United reserve starts as long call, when do you find out that a given day or set of days is changing to short call or airport standby?
If you’re already set on coming to United, I wouldn’t put too much brainpower into what the reserve rules are at this point. You’ll never quite get it until you do it and diluting it on this forum only gives you glimpses. Get on the new hire FB page and get a copy of the reserve gouge. You’ll take one glance at it and understand what I mean.
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Which is what drives many commuters crazy, can you get to base in 10 hrs? Especially when you see an available short call and you are in the “hot seat.”
Yeah, I never could do it after day 1. There was always a time in the evening after which they could call after the last flight of the day left and I couldn’t get a primary and a backup flight to be there in time in the morning.
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