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07-13-2016, 07:33 PM

#5661

LivnthedrM

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are new hires sitting ready reserve until holding a line? If so is this every day or only a couple days out of a four and five day rotation?
also what is the most junior base? how long is to hold a line in a junior base?

07-13-2016, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by KSCessnaDriver

No, have zero desire to. It's a shame that we are being shifted to NYC from the Midwest. That's not going to help recruiting going forward...

It's all perspective. I'm glad flying is shifting to NY and so are a lot of people who are in the NY area. We are getting a lot of new hires from NY as well.

07-13-2016, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by LivnthedrM

This comes up a lot, so I'll just throw some numbers out there. This is according to the July Award, the August is still in mock.

Most junior LGA900 line holder: Jan. 2016
JFK900: Sep. 2015
DTW900: Nov. 2015
MSP900: Nov. 2015
DTW200: Mar. 2016
MSP200: Feb. 2016

All the expansion is in NYC right now, so you can probably expect those reserve times to drop. I was one of a couple in my class to get sent to NY, but the last few classes have been almost entirely sent to LGA or JFK.

The max amount of days they can put you on reserve is six consecutive, and you have to allow that through a PBS option.

07-14-2016, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Gearswinger

It's all perspective. I'm glad flying is shifting to NY and so are a lot of people who are in the NY area. We are getting a lot of new hires from NY as well.

That's great, but when prospective new hires from anywhere but the NE look at where they want to work, being told they have to commute to NYC versus being at Skywest from day 1 in DTW or MSP, it's not going to help our recruiting, that is already hampered by having not so choice bases. And the whole ponzi scheme of a regional only works when you get new hires in the door.

07-14-2016, 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by KSCessnaDriver

Our recruiting numbers don't seem to back up your point that NY is a hindrance. Plenty of people wouldn't want to commute to DTW or MSP or anywhere outside the east coast. It works both ways.

07-14-2016, 06:03 AM

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There are quite a few pilots who are coming to Endeavor because of the two NY bases.

07-14-2016, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Gearswinger

Our recruiting numbers don't seem to back up your point that NY is a hindrance. Plenty of people wouldn't want to commute to DTW or MSP or anywhere outside the east coast. It works both ways.

Fair enough, I suppose. I'm starting to think I perhaps made the wrong choice, seeing how it looks as if DTW and MSP are going to shrink.

07-14-2016, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by WhiskeyKilo

There are quite a few pilots who are coming to Endeavor because of the two NY bases.

One of the main reasons I am considering Endeavor is because of the NY base, Its very commutable from my current location compared to other regionals.

07-14-2016, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by KSCessnaDriver

Fair enough, I suppose. I'm starting to think I perhaps made the wrong choice, seeing how it looks as if DTW and MSP are going to shrink.

Msp and DTW are still bases and aren't going anywhere.

07-14-2016, 09:10 AM

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Look, right now the focus is on NYC because it's a new base. Skywest did that with DTW when it was opened. Lets wait until NYC is fully staffed before going any further with this. We do a boatload of DTW and MSP flying.

Things for us are looking good, we've got folks moving to Delta and elsewhere, upgrades still moving along, performance looking great, and plenty of folks showing up to class and hitting the line.