Red Label?
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Can someone shed some light on how the Red Label program works for pilots?
Is it seniority or merit based?
How long does one have to wait to have the opportunity for it?
If you fly the Red Label program, do you have to live in domicile or can you commute?
Anything else that's good to know is appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Is it seniority or merit based?
How long does one have to wait to have the opportunity for it?
If you fly the Red Label program, do you have to live in domicile or can you commute?
Anything else that's good to know is appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
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Can someone shed some light on how the Red Label program works for pilots?
Is it seniority or merit based?
How long does one have to wait to have the opportunity for it?
If you fly the Red Label program, do you have to live in domicile or can you commute?
Anything else that's good to know is appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Is it seniority or merit based?
How long does one have to wait to have the opportunity for it?
If you fly the Red Label program, do you have to live in domicile or can you commute?
Anything else that's good to know is appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
All pilots are home based.
Hope that helps!
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The VP of RL recently clarified the scheduling deal. Although the assumption is that the 3-CA team would staff "their" airplance, that would only require about 32 man-days per bid period. 32/3 = <11 days/month average per CA, but really each pilot needs to work at least 14 days per month, so the teams will submit schedules in excess of the need for their specific tail (typically 45-48 man-days). I imagine these extra days would allow for training (and associated travel), meetings, floater duty on other teams' aircraft, etc.
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The VP of RL recently clarified the scheduling deal. Although the assumption is that the 3-CA team would staff "their" airplance, that would only require about 32 man-days per bid period. 32/3 = <11 days/month average per CA, but really each pilot needs to work at least 14 days per month, so the teams will submit schedules in excess of the need for their specific tail (typically 45-48 man-days). I imagine these extra days would allow for training (and associated travel), meetings, floater duty on other teams' aircraft, etc.
He said most submit a schedule of 15 or 16 days.
This is by the choice of the pilots, wanting to work and get paid for 15/16 days
If the 3 pilots submit the minimum schedule, with only a 1 day overlap, the minimum days needed for the team is 32 to 34 days
Most submit a schedule with 2 day overlaps
We do have to cover training events
There are no meetings that we are required to attend, except IP/CA, but that is 1 day a year
A 3 captain team is not responsible for floater duty. They have specific floater pilots. If there ends up being excessive coverage on your airplane, you could fill in on either seat in another airplane
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