It’s any aircraft/base that has one international pairing that’s not Canada and further south than some line south of Mexico, makes the whole fleet for that base global. Such as 737 Cleveland was with the azures.

Depends what you consider bad, I’ve been rolled once a month into days off. Living in base it’s not bad and now if they do do it you’ll get paid. I think it’ll happen less now since they would roll someone by putting people with required days on short call.

Currently it’s only WB except for CLE 737 and some 756 bases. It applies to any base/equipment that flies outside of US/HI/AKCanada/Mexico/Central America/Caribbean (forget offhand exactly how far into SA isn’t considered global). Right now the only NB base that does any global flying is CLE 737 for the azores but with the XLR’s and potentially the NEO’s doing Atlantic or deeper SA flying it’s a good bet most fleets will be global in the next decade or so.

Whether it’s bad or not depends on your personal situation/philosophy. My buddy is good at maneuvering the system and never got rolled and was always able to protect his days off. He ends up barely working which is awesome. However, for me, the thought of needing to put a lot of effort in to ensuring I actually have the days off I already bid off is an anathema to me.

And just to clarify CLE 737 is only global when they fly Azores. They are back to being a basic category again for reserve purposes until that flying starts again next season (assuming it goes back to the 737 and to CLE).

Anathema:
1) A formal ecclesiastical ban, curse, or excommunication.
2) A vehement denunciation; a curse.
3) One that is cursed or damned.

Good first post, Jello, except that you missed the first definition in every major dictionary. DarkSideMoon's usage is absolutely correct.

Interesting. Just curious, what is the standard reserve callout.. two hours? If you commute, do they expect you to have a car in the area so you can drive to all of the bases?

Thanks in advance

Two and a half
That's up to you... they don't care what you do as long as you're in the right place at the right time

It was a joke, sorry if it ruffled your feathers.

Chicago is currently gate constrained however that will change.

The future looks bright. The first satellite concourse is scheduled to be completed in 2027 and the second in 2028. Yes I know (so let’s say 2029 and 2031) but the money is there, the plan is there and they are going to be built. It will allow for a big increase in UAL operations.

Yup, I’d say ORD is going to grow significantly in the medium to long term. IAD has much more immediate potential just by adding banks, and new gates will add to that down the road.