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04-03-2024, 05:37 AM
#21
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Aug 2007
Posts: 2,008
If you are on a fleet that is retiring then a trip to the schoolhouse or a change of base to keep your seat is inevitable. If you take a really junior spot somewhere and get displaced then that's the gamble. There is a reason a lot of folks bypass upgrade until they can hold a certain percent in base. If you really need CA pay then that is unfortunate as it forces your hand.
04-03-2024, 05:37 AM
#22
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Oct 2016
Posts: 369
Honestly I read your posts most of the time and agree with you 100%.
But we are parking the E190s, which has been the open plan for a long time. What do you want them to do with your E190CA seat?
Although, I do agree it's frustrating watching our peers have great careers (for now) while JB continues to give us the full Jetblue Affect.
But we are parking the E190s, which has been the open plan for a long time. What do you want them to do with your E190CA seat?
Although, I do agree it's frustrating watching our peers have great careers (for now) while JB continues to give us the full Jetblue Affect.
Not gonna lie, this made me laugh out loud.
04-03-2024, 05:57 AM
#23
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Feb 2009
Posts: 629
A lot bypass because they can make more in the right seat than the left with how things are constructed here. I don’t think a displacement to the right seat is going to cause many to struggle to pay the bills at $2xx/hour. If so….I'm guessing their lifestyle wasn’t sustainable on CA pay either. I guess everyone has their own story though.
04-03-2024, 07:36 AM
#24
On Reserve
Joined APC: Sep 2013
Posts: 21
This….at these pay rates it’s very easy to make in the right seat well more than a reserve captain or working some typical Jetblue redeye garbage line as a captain. I’m one of those holdouts too, top 15% in base and I pull what a captain working a reserve or even an 80hr line would make without really trying much, except I’m home at night, every night.
04-03-2024, 08:00 AM
#25
SDQ Base Chief
Joined APC: Mar 2006
Position: 320 CA
Posts: 5,659
This….at these pay rates it’s very easy to make in the right seat well more than a reserve captain or working some typical Jetblue redeye garbage line as a captain. I’m one of those holdouts too, top 15% in base and I pull what a captain working a reserve or even an 80hr line would make without really trying much, except I’m home at night, every night.
04-03-2024, 08:03 AM
#26
SDQ Base Chief
Joined APC: Mar 2006
Position: 320 CA
Posts: 5,659
The question to be asked and answered is: with the airline shrinking, airplanes grounded for basically a year, delayed deliveries or no deliveries at all, where is the capacity to absorb displacements? Is everyone going to reserve status or furloughs are in the near future?
04-03-2024, 08:53 AM
#27
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2017
Posts: 103
This….at these pay rates it’s very easy to make in the right seat well more than a reserve captain or working some typical Jetblue redeye garbage line as a captain. I’m one of those holdouts too, top 15% in base and I pull what a captain working a reserve or even an 80hr line would make without really trying much, except I’m home at night, every night.
04-03-2024, 09:25 AM
#28
Line Holder
Joined APC: Sep 2020
Posts: 95
The question to be asked and answered is: with the airline shrinking, airplanes grounded for basically a year, delayed deliveries or no deliveries at all, where is the capacity to absorb displacements? Is everyone going to reserve status or furloughs are in the near future?
04-03-2024, 09:47 AM
#29
The REAL Bluedriver
Joined APC: Sep 2011
Position: Airbus Capt
Posts: 6,918
Sooooo just so we’re painting a clear picture here. You’re home every night while having to get almost 120hrs of FO pay to make CA guarantee? if you’re home every night are you staring at FLICA, have software “help”, or down to a handful of days off? That’s a solid chunk of VDA to expect every month. Unless you’re getting 10Hr DH turns each day.
04-03-2024, 09:48 AM
#30
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Aug 2007
Posts: 2,008
Sooooo just so we’re painting a clear picture here. You’re home every night while having to get almost 120hrs of FO pay to make CA guarantee? if you’re home every night are you staring at FLICA, have software “help”, or down to a handful of days off? That’s a solid chunk of VDA to expect every month. Unless you’re getting 10Hr DH turns each day.
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