737 vs 320 for New Hire
12-05-2018, 07:57 AM
#61
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Back in the day when I was the system wide plug and on eternal short call reserve on the -80 in LGA...my pad was just across the street from the USAir terminal. Lo and behold I’d get assigned EWR trips more often than not. After doing the mid town bag drag while changing 3 buses and two trains, I’d had enough. The next EWR trip I got assigned, I walked to the USAir terminal and hitched a JS ride from LGA-BOS, then promptly walked to the Continental terminal and hitched a ride on them from BOS-EWR. Total travel time, 3hrs... and I sat in First for free on both flights.
Never been more relaxed on a cross town commute
Never been more relaxed on a cross town commute
12-05-2018, 08:07 AM
#62
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PHL E190. You’ll be off reserve pretty quick. Cheap airport hotels will allow you to avoid crashpads. Once you hold a line, there are lots of commutable trips.
12-05-2018, 08:30 AM
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In PHX long call reserve goes junior. Hotels are cheap, except while spring training is going on. PHX hasn't been an option for new hires in a while but you'd be able to transfer there within a few months. PHX doesn't have the 737.
12-05-2018, 12:33 PM
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One more thing to note, if you get the 320 and are trying to figure out the easiest commute until you get DFW I would HIGHLY recommend not bidding PHL. We are currently running a bid for displacements into E-190 captain. PHL based pilots coming off probation are at risk for this. It is NOT limited to E-190 FOs.
12-05-2018, 03:35 PM
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The re proffer said that if there weren’t enough bidders they would start assigning the most junior qualified pilots in PHL. I’m guessing they didn’t want to displace someone from another base and have to deal with all that entails.
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12-05-2018, 04:34 PM
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The re proffer said that if there weren’t enough bidders they would start assigning the most junior qualified pilots in PHL. I’m guessing they didn’t want to displace someone from another base and have to deal with all that entails.
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Edit:
Just checked, yup they took the most jr in base which were all 190. So I was wrong in my earlier post, consider it retracted. I made an assumption, because I’m pretty out of touch with PHL seniority these days. It’s a lot more sr than I thought for 320 FO.
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