VoiceOfReason

As I interpret it, yes. Can flex up to $20K as company sees fit.

Two Kings

Yes, right now it's 10 grand with the company having the ability to increase it to up to 20. Anything more than that will require negotiations with the union. Believe it or not the fact that they actually have to work with the union over new hire bonuses puts us above industry standard for bonuses. Most companies can give whatever they want to new hires without any input from the union.

Blueskies21

This.

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Urbandrone

So people have chosen to be a career reserve, "part-time", pilots with the company, people are upset that the P3 2 on 1 off trick that lets pilots rarely work yet receive guarantee pay loophole is being closed. Folks are also complaining that bidding for a schedule that results in the least possible work will result in a slight decline in pay . Please, I am fairly sure your union even worked to stop this abuse of the system with the new TA. The closing of the 2 on 1 of loophole is great for the pilot group in that it will remove Sr. folks from wanting to stay on reserve get paid not to work resulting in more people flying and fewer people in the credit push giving more people more days off. It will be a better use of company money and resources by making people who get paid full time work full time. For reserve folks the extra day off will be a help, and they get that without giving up any of the guarantee. The addition of long call reserves allowing some Sr. pilots in domicile to bid reserve while putting them in a position to be a productive reserve pilot and allowing line holders to become a bit more Jr. is helpful. The reductions in ready reserve are great as that has been poor use of reserves at the expense of someones time. Longer callouts in NYC and ATL this is huge for out group. The only people who will be hurt by these changes are guys who bid reserve to game the system to try and work as little as possible while getting full pay. I am not talking about the guys who bid days off, I'm talking about the people who cheat to get paid not to work. I think our union and company has done a great job at taking steps to eliminate these abuses of our bidding system.

CaptYoda

I think for most commuters, LGA is a better bet than JFK based on number of flights?

How is the new hire hotel for training? Gym? Close to anything? Are you there for 3 weeks?

JTwift

Different hotels for ground school and sim phase, but both are good. You can walk to food and stuff and they have typical small hotel gyms. Just ask for the top floor. You can hear the stomping elephants above you otherwise.

If you go to PHX for sims, that hotel has an awesome breakfast.

teddy3412

Whether JFK or LGA works is dependent on where you commute from. Both could work for some and only one could work for others. If the ta passes it'll stop all the seniority chasers.

CaptYoda

Seriously considering 9E for the eventual ATL base, knowing that NYC will be the first stop. Anyone from ATL care to share whether either airport is any better for the commute not just in terms of frequency but also the ability to actually get on with relative ease if that is at all possible.

Urbandrone

LGA is normally best for domestic flight frequency.

42jeff

Are they still using the graduate?