Advice on reserve vs commuting to a line
12-12-2014 | 12:42 PM
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Advice on reserve vs commuting to a line
Hello all.
I am returning to UAL after a long hiatus.
I would appreciate any advice on the relative merits/drawbacks of left seat reserve DEN 737 vs commute to line holding F/O IAH 777.
I have not flown in the merged operation or under the new CBA.
Thx in advance.
I am returning to UAL after a long hiatus.
I would appreciate any advice on the relative merits/drawbacks of left seat reserve DEN 737 vs commute to line holding F/O IAH 777.
I have not flown in the merged operation or under the new CBA.
Thx in advance.
12-12-2014 | 01:39 PM
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12-12-2014 | 02:58 PM
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Depending on your seniority that 4-5 days can easily be eaten up with your commute, with the worry and hotels to boot. But you probably already know that. If your hiatus has been "long" then you might be surprised to find how well managements are at flying full aircraft now. If you have access to CCS go to the PBS page and look up category reports (line awards) for the BES you're thinking about commuting to and see if people at your seniority can get commutable trips. This will at least give you an idea of the possibilities. Then if you have access to EmpRes start looking at non-rev travel listings to and from that base and see where you sit compared to other non revs.
12-12-2014 | 07:34 PM
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I'd rather have a normal sleep cycle than using most of those 4-5 extra days changing my sleep cycle back.
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