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10-10-2025 | 05:09 AM

#11

Turbosina

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From: Guppy Gear Slinger

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Originally Posted by Chimpy

man we realllllyyyy just missed the NH CA Vacancies and will be paying for it for a while 😭

I missed it by one week....

Still, being an FO here on the worst day is still 100X better than being a Skywest CA on the best day. Very grateful to be here.

10-10-2025 | 05:58 AM

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Excargodog

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Joined: Jan 2018

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Originally Posted by Chimpy

man we realllllyyyy just missed the NH CA Vacancies and will be paying for it for a while 😭

“Awhile” might be shorter than you think. A lot of people seem to prefer taking the WBFO slots in preference to NBCA, and if we continue getting 7-8 787s a month, That’ll generate a requirement for a lot of movement. Couple that with NB growth and add in the 650 or so retirements and there is going to be a LOT of movement. And you know the old saying about hindsight being 20/20.

10-10-2025 | 06:26 AM

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Chimpy

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Originally Posted by Turbosina

I missed it by one week....

Still, being an FO here on the worst day is still 100X better than being a Skywest CA on the best day. Very grateful to be here.

yeah, that hurts 😂

10-10-2025 | 07:11 AM

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KnightNight

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Originally Posted by Excargodog

I think we are getting 24 for 2026 I saw somewhere…7-8 a month is a dream I hope to see someday ha.

For those that feel bad just missing out,
also look at it from the other side of the coin, you could have been bottom of the NBCA all those months. I can understand that is preferable to the pay cut from NK NBCA to NBFO, I took a similar cut and it hurt

10-10-2025 | 08:30 AM

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kevin18

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3958311[/url]]I think we are getting 24 for 2026 I saw somewhere…7-8 a month is a dream I hope to see someday ha.

For those that feel bad just missing out,
also look at it from the other side of the coin, you could have been bottom of the NBCA all those months. I can understand that is preferable to the pay cut from NK NBCA to NBFO, I took a similar cut and it hurt

uhh, I am the bottom of the NBCA, literally the plug in IAH. Living in base on reserve is awesome. Crediting a bunch and working little. What’s there not to like?

10-10-2025 | 08:39 AM

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KnightNight

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Originally Posted by kevin18

uhh, I am the bottom of the NBCA, literally the plug in IAH. Living in base on reserve is awesome. Crediting a bunch and working little. What’s there not to like?

Interesting, wasn’t always the case. Maybe that’s a IAH thing since you guys were over staffed?

10-10-2025 | 08:43 AM

#17

maxru

On Reserve

Joined: May 2021

Posts: 99

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Quote:

Originally Posted by kevin18

uhh, I am the bottom of the NBCA, literally the plug in IAH. Living in base on reserve is awesome. Crediting a bunch and working little. What’s there not to like?

Same here for DCA. Absolutely love it. Short calls and stay home. Fly when I want to in low season. Did work a lot this summer but also got paid a lot.
family schedule works great with in base reserve.

I guess downside is cannot plan normal people weekends off

10-10-2025 | 09:33 AM

#18

JoePatroni

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Joined: May 2009

Posts: 2,026

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Originally Posted by Agratefulflyer

I get many complaints of 11 year F.Os taking all the good trips. So hopefully some of them upgrade so I can stop hearing those seemingly valid complaints.

Do the people who are complaining not understand the concept of seniority?