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#131
Pilot
Joined APC: Dec 2014
Position: Large cabin Bizjet
Posts: 448
Only if you live local, in my opinion. I worked there for a while. Commuting on company metal is available only if you live in the select cities they fly to. Offline commuting sucks. Keeping an apartment and a car in northern Kentucky sucks….and costs a lot. But if you live in or near CVG…then you have the benefit of actually having a domicile there. That being the case, you’d get more time at home (CVG layovers, reserve etc) If you would be commuting….then home basing gets you more time at home.
#132
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2008
Posts: 216
To be more specific...you are covered commuting on any DHL/AMZ flight (obviously including those operated by ABX). Still a pain to commute for any job, regional, mainline, FDX, UPS, or whoever. The coverage just means you aren't in any trouble and will be required to makeup the lost work day. Any airline where you live in base or primary point of ops will provide a advantage in schedule and QOL.
Reasons to choose ABX over others...that's difficult to articulate and mileage will vary between individuals. ABX has a financial advantage over others in retirement matching, that is where the cost structure was placed in lieu of home-basing tickets and local (domicile) hotels. Arguments can be made - pro/con for coming to ABX or going somewhere else. Regardless, every one of the ACMI airlines are very similar in lower work rules, pay, stability (lack of), type of flying, issues and concerns.
Reasons to choose ABX over others...that's difficult to articulate and mileage will vary between individuals. ABX has a financial advantage over others in retirement matching, that is where the cost structure was placed in lieu of home-basing tickets and local (domicile) hotels. Arguments can be made - pro/con for coming to ABX or going somewhere else. Regardless, every one of the ACMI airlines are very similar in lower work rules, pay, stability (lack of), type of flying, issues and concerns.
#134
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,872
If home basing is the most important requirement..then you wouldn't. If a much better contract overall regarding scheduling rules, retirement matching, disability pay, vacation slides, reassignment pay, and basically equal pay, etc, etc,, then you would. There are numerous items that make a good contract....few ACMI carrier's have them. ABX does.
#135
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2006
Position: Left, right & center
Posts: 839
As FNG you'll need a crashpad, prices are between $250-$450 depending on you needs.There's few hotels in the area that have a good rate and perx for ABX pilots. F/O Junior line holder 01/2021.
Transportation is a most in CVG, you'll need a way to get around since LIFT or UBER are not reliable 100%.
Transportation is a most in CVG, you'll need a way to get around since LIFT or UBER are not reliable 100%.
#136
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2006
Position: Left, right & center
Posts: 839
I would say so, yes. There are differences in style around the edges, but at the core, you can expect that if you do everything the way you were trained, your captain will be happy.
#137
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jun 2006
Position: Left, right & center
Posts: 839
Do you like your vacation days? At ABX, if your vacation days end up falling on scheduled days off, they will slide to cover work days. At ATI, if your vacation days fall on scheduled days off, well, that's nice.
Home basing is overrated. Sure, it's nice to have somebody else worry about how you're going to get to work and back home, but how much is it worth to you? And as ATI gets all hot over their new Amazon uniforms, especially now that the CVG hub is open, I am convinced that home basing will be on the table if ATI wants anything more than what they have now.
#138
Pilot
Joined APC: Dec 2014
Position: Large cabin Bizjet
Posts: 448
Do you like days off? ABX works 11 fewer days per year (197, with one possible exception where it might be 198) than ATI (208).
Do you like your vacation days? At ABX, if your vacation days end up falling on scheduled days off, they will slide to cover work days. At ATI, if your vacation days fall on scheduled days off, well, that's nice.
Home basing is overrated. Sure, it's nice to have somebody else worry about how you're going to get to work and back home, but how much is it worth to you? And as ATI gets all hot over their new Amazon uniforms, especially now that the CVG hub is open, I am convinced that home basing will be on the table if ATI wants anything more than what they have now.
Do you like your vacation days? At ABX, if your vacation days end up falling on scheduled days off, they will slide to cover work days. At ATI, if your vacation days fall on scheduled days off, well, that's nice.
Home basing is overrated. Sure, it's nice to have somebody else worry about how you're going to get to work and back home, but how much is it worth to you? And as ATI gets all hot over their new Amazon uniforms, especially now that the CVG hub is open, I am convinced that home basing will be on the table if ATI wants anything more than what they have now.
#139
Do you like days off? ABX works 11 fewer days per year (197, with one possible exception where it might be 198) than ATI (208).
Do you like your vacation days? At ABX, if your vacation days end up falling on scheduled days off, they will slide to cover work days. At ATI, if your vacation days fall on scheduled days off, well, that's nice.
Home basing is overrated. Sure, it's nice to have somebody else worry about how you're going to get to work and back home, but how much is it worth to you? And as ATI gets all hot over their new Amazon uniforms, especially now that the CVG hub is open, I am convinced that home basing will be on the table if ATI wants anything more than what they have now.
Do you like your vacation days? At ABX, if your vacation days end up falling on scheduled days off, they will slide to cover work days. At ATI, if your vacation days fall on scheduled days off, well, that's nice.
Home basing is overrated. Sure, it's nice to have somebody else worry about how you're going to get to work and back home, but how much is it worth to you? And as ATI gets all hot over their new Amazon uniforms, especially now that the CVG hub is open, I am convinced that home basing will be on the table if ATI wants anything more than what they have now.
#140
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,872
‘Do not discount the price of homebasing.... Commuting is stressful already especially with how full flights have been also constantly checking loads, and have to play crash pad dog and pony show. Not everyone has the option of ABX or ATI metal into CVG. Pass, I’ll take my ticket and arranged hotel and transportation and enjoy a beach day this weekend not having to think about how am I going to get to work.
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