Airline Pilot Central Forums - Prepare yourselves… 2023 AEs

Europe redeyes are so much easier. But we do have some Europe/Africa that lands later in the day (not 7am but more noon) and those are a little tougher but still you have a rest break.

I really don’t find transcon redeyes that bad either but probably because I’ve done so many Hawaii redeyes and those are by far the toughest imo. Only done 1 Asia flight and that was 4 man both ways, so 5 hour break made that cake.

For domestic redeyes it all depends where you're acclimated to also. For me living on the west coast and starting a trip with a redeye that gets in at 5 or 6am east coast time is easy because you're landing at 2-3am body clock time. But a redeye back from Hawaii I don't love because I'm landing at 5-6am body clock time. Same with redeyes to Central America. I imagine redeyes hurt way more for guys acclimated to east coast time. Finishing a trip with a redeye sucks.

tcco94

07-14-2023 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by m3113n1a1 (Post 3665969)

Yeah good point a transcon redeye for an east coast person is the same as our Hawaii redeyes. Didn’t even think of that being on the west coast time!

Prospect

07-14-2023 03:25 PM

Is there any reason new hires who start in July before the 22nd can't bid on the July AE? Seems like if you can, and you originally got NYC/LAX but then get something more senior on an AE, you could mostly avoid having to go to your original base. If that's the case, it seems like they'd be hurting even more in the junior bases due to monthly AEs.

tcco94

07-14-2023 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Prospect (Post 3665978)

This was always the case even before monthly AE’s though

TegridyFarms

07-14-2023 08:04 PM

So these monthly AEs are really a thing? I want to bid but I’ve got SEC season tix, so maybe wait til the Nov/Dec AE!!!! This is super nice if they keep doing this. Can kind of chill out and live your life a little bit without worrying about missing the boat for 18+ months.

LeineLodge

07-14-2023 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by TegridyFarms (Post 3666102)

Which SEC school and I’ll answer your question? :D

FlexManFlex

07-15-2023 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by TegridyFarms (Post 3666102)

BS said the next on will be August and the one after that is September! So far so good for monthly AEs

tcco94

07-15-2023 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by TegridyFarms (Post 3666102)

Hopefully it’s not Florida.

-Sincerely, Utes season ticket holder

Whoopsmybad

07-15-2023 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by crazyjaydawg (Post 3665776)

But I don’t understand the consternation, I bid for a fleet that I wanted and later bid the base. I feel most of the UNAs did the same, thus no lock (freeze).

Except all fleets were not available.

Whoopsmybad

07-15-2023 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by tcco94 (Post 3665871)

Damn man. I wish I had the balls for that but I’m gonna stick the course and wait to get the bases I want. But you’ll enjoy it, no doubt. I love any international trip I have. It’s a different airline. Sleep and rhythm will take some getting use to. Different strategies for everyone. But I enjoy it so much I plan to bid over to pure intl like 330 or 350 and stay on that for a long time.

Ive found crossings more difficult than transcons, more because crossing 3 time zones and resetting and catching up on sleep is much easier than 6 or 7 (or more if you are west coast based and get a Europe run). Even with the rest break, it’s still a massive swing of the clock just to turn around 24 hours later (or less) and come back. Now those 48-72 hr layovers are a different story.

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