Allegiant Bases
09-19-2022, 10:56 AM
#711
Voice of Reason
Joined APC: Jul 2014
Position: Uncomfortable
Posts: 481
Hello There,
I received an invite to the interview and I have some questions before I get too excited. I live near TYS and I was wondering how long a new hire could expect to be able to hold that base? Based of some of the posts I read here I saw that some folks have been here about 9 months or so and were still a few months away from holding TYS or BNA. Does that sound accurate? Also, how many pilots are in TYS, is it a fairly large and productive base?
Thanks!
I received an invite to the interview and I have some questions before I get too excited. I live near TYS and I was wondering how long a new hire could expect to be able to hold that base? Based of some of the posts I read here I saw that some folks have been here about 9 months or so and were still a few months away from holding TYS or BNA. Does that sound accurate? Also, how many pilots are in TYS, is it a fairly large and productive base?
Thanks!
09-19-2022, 02:03 PM
#712
On Reserve
Joined APC: Mar 2022
Posts: 12
That commute is better than what I have been doing, plus it would be in my car which is a lot more predictable. Hopefully the interview goes well, thanks everyone!
09-19-2022, 04:09 PM
#713
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Joined APC: Feb 2013
Posts: 3,011
09-20-2022, 04:49 PM
#714
Line Holder
Joined APC: Nov 2018
Position: Pirate
Posts: 42
09-21-2022, 02:22 AM
#718
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Joined APC: Dec 2007
Position: A-320
Posts: 175
Oh those poor lambs being led to the slaughter. Remember, getting your chosen base is not the end of the suck. From there you need to gain seniority to avoid involuntary TDY for months at a time, reserve where no days are guaranteed off due to a poor grievance settlement agreement, and moving reserve time blocks at the end of a group of days just in case you're a commuter.
09-21-2022, 09:05 AM
#719
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Joined APC: Feb 2013
Posts: 3,011
Allegiant might be a good fit for you. What is not clear though is if all these small bases will survive. The small base strategy solves a lot of logistical problems such as the inability to have all of your aircraft in the same bases each night, ie running out of gate space. But there are problems with it too, I do not think they took into account how difficult it was going to be to staff the flight attendants. Then of course the likelihood we will not be the same airline in the future with pilot staffing problems and consolidation of the smaller carriers.
09-22-2022, 07:02 AM
#720
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Joined APC: Aug 2016
Posts: 307
What kind of schedules exist at CVG? I live an hour away, wondering with the daily turns what the trips look like. Is that 0500-1700 chock to chock? or something different? I'd like a realistic idea of what an FO should expect, especially since I have a short commute.
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