Any "Latest & Greatest" about Endeavor?
07-26-2015, 05:39 AM
#552
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However I did not like anything about New York aside from the girl I met, so I bid to DTW and the 200. So far in July on reserve I've flown about 14 hours! I've also sat about 45 hours on airport reserve.
07-26-2015, 05:40 AM
#553
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The challenge for RAH is; their management is playing a new game with an old playbook. This tactic is going to back fire in ways they never dreamed possible. RAH management basically stopped negotiating nearly two months ago after a VERY aggressive couple of months. Since then, their plan has been to delay, turn the other RAH employees against the pilots, and look to "get the pilots to agree to something less".
It is no longer about what the pilots will agree to, but rather what will assist the company in getting new pilots in the front door. Without flow and without the absolute highest pay in the industry, the end is inevitable. I believe this latest tactic will send at least 300 - 500 FO's to other regionals. Why would they stay? If you believe your company is shrinking and you may never get a shot at the right seat, why would you stay -- particularly when you can get to the right seat at a variety of other regionals within six months. Heck - Compass is now offering a bonus and Republic pilots do not even have to take a written test. A seven year FO at RAH went there and was a Captain in three months.
All regionals are going to struggle and some will survive. My timeline for RAH complete demise is 2 to 4 years, unless they have the best regional contract in the industry within 60 days. After that, it will be too late!
It is no longer about what the pilots will agree to, but rather what will assist the company in getting new pilots in the front door. Without flow and without the absolute highest pay in the industry, the end is inevitable. I believe this latest tactic will send at least 300 - 500 FO's to other regionals. Why would they stay? If you believe your company is shrinking and you may never get a shot at the right seat, why would you stay -- particularly when you can get to the right seat at a variety of other regionals within six months. Heck - Compass is now offering a bonus and Republic pilots do not even have to take a written test. A seven year FO at RAH went there and was a Captain in three months.
All regionals are going to struggle and some will survive. My timeline for RAH complete demise is 2 to 4 years, unless they have the best regional contract in the industry within 60 days. After that, it will be too late!
Backing up, you do know this is a forum about airplanes, right?
07-26-2015, 01:22 PM
#554
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It just depends on many different factors... I held a line in LGA and was flying 95 hours a month.
However I did not like anything about New York aside from the girl I met, so I bid to DTW and the 200. So far in July on reserve I've flown about 14 hours! I've also sat about 45 hours on airport reserve.
However I did not like anything about New York aside from the girl I met, so I bid to DTW and the 200. So far in July on reserve I've flown about 14 hours! I've also sat about 45 hours on airport reserve.
How long before you held a line in LGA? I would be interested to know what made DTW more desirable for you. Thanks for the input
07-26-2015, 05:23 PM
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When I was first hired it was "any base is open", I lived in one and moved there, during training (with bids ongoing), it became "everyone is going here"... 3 months of commuting later I was back in the base I actually wanted with a drive to work. Made everything much easier. That's a reality of any carrier.
07-27-2015, 05:59 AM
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DTW is for me simply the best combination of commute/crashpad availability.
Like the other guy said... don't bid where the movement is, bid where you have the best life quality.
07-27-2015, 06:24 AM
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It just depends on many different factors... I held a line in LGA and was flying 95 hours a month.
However I did not like anything about New York aside from the girl I met, so I bid to DTW and the 200. So far in July on reserve I've flown about 14 hours! I've also sat about 45 hours on airport reserve.
However I did not like anything about New York aside from the girl I met, so I bid to DTW and the 200. So far in July on reserve I've flown about 14 hours! I've also sat about 45 hours on airport reserve.
07-27-2015, 07:00 AM
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After digging into this thread a little deeper it appears that DTW on the 200 has the quickest road to holding a line, followed by LGA on the 900, MSP on the 200 and finally JFK on the 900. Seem correct?
I understand things are changing quickly but I am wondering how much flying there is on reserve, I remember reading on earlier threads numbers around 25 a month which seems very low.
Thanks for any input.
I understand things are changing quickly but I am wondering how much flying there is on reserve, I remember reading on earlier threads numbers around 25 a month which seems very low.
Thanks for any input.
I completed OE in MAY assigned to DTW CJ2 (two three day trips) and first on the schedule in June, the August schedule shows me about 1/2 way up the reserve list, I hoping for a line in October (4 months on reserve) though the number of DTW CJ2 pilots in the pipe line look to be a bit low this upcoming month. Yet two CRJ 200's were added this past month and word is they are adding 2 more for September, this will help shorten up reserve time on the 200 a bit. In June I flew around 25 hour, with 8 ready reserve days. So far in July I have 62 hours credit with only 2 ready reserve days, others in my class also seem to be getting many more flight this month. My classmates who went to MSP CJ2 were awarded a line their first month out of OE.
The reserve here sounds like other places, you can sit around some months and you will will fly others. I do see an end to reserve life in the not to near future unlike other airlines and unlike other airlines crew scheduling seems to follow the contract.
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