Comair updates?
06-04-2010, 08:50 AM
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Joined APC: Sep 2008
Position: FO
Posts: 87
Question. Say I go back August 1st, which I am, none of that "I'm gonna weight my options thing", I picked that date because of prior family vacations and to stay away from JFK. But, lets say someone junior to me goes back at one of the earlier dates and the bid for DTW goes very senior (which may or may not happen because of commuting). If there are pilots below me who get CVG because of DTW going senior, what happens to me when I come back and want CVG and now can't get it? Also, does it matter that I was CVG based when furloughed? I know I could possibly go hunt for the answer but if there's someone out there who knows off the top of their heads that'd be grrrreeeaaat.
Last edited by blackbox; 06-04-2010 at 09:15 AM.
06-04-2010, 10:13 AM
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Joined APC: Aug 2009
Posts: 578
Yeahhhhh......Junior guys wishing those eligible for recall get the boot. I brought this up a few months ago and had a couple of guys say they wished we got canned so they'd move up a number. One guy in particular was real hot to trot for us to lose our jobs so he can move up a number and said if we don't want the job, we should go away. What don't you rocket surgeons and brain scientists get? If those of us getting recalled bypassed, you'd probably move up a number anyways as we wouldn't be accruing longevity. I've said it here before and I'll say it again, we're our own worst enemy.
06-04-2010, 10:30 AM
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Joined APC: Jun 2008
Position: CRJ 200 FO
Posts: 138
If you're on the fence about returning, it might be worthwhile to log on to epic and check the monthly line awards. The majority of pilots are seeing T.A.F.B. of well over 300 hours...and a very large percentage are "on the road" 350 hours/mo. or more...and this is if they live in domicile.
It may not be the same job it was when you left.
P.S. I have no vested interest in any furloughed pilot resigning their seniority number.
It may not be the same job it was when you left.
P.S. I have no vested interest in any furloughed pilot resigning their seniority number.
06-04-2010, 10:44 AM
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Joined APC: May 2007
Position: B76ER
Posts: 64
Being paid on rig and being on reserve are not mutually exclusive. Irrelevant is right on target. I'm on reserve and have been lucky enough to credit at LEAST 85 hrs per month and that's not on rig. It's plenty easy to be paid on TAFB on reserve if you're being used every day. The not-so-secret dirty little secret these days is to bid reserve if you want to increase your chances of being home at night.
06-04-2010, 11:14 AM
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Joined APC: Aug 2008
Position: FO4LIFE
Posts: 1,531
Question. Say I go back August 1st, which I am, none of that "I'm gonna weight my options thing", I picked that date because of prior family vacations and to stay away from JFK. But, lets say someone junior to me goes back at one of the earlier dates and the bid for DTW goes very senior (which may or may not happen because of commuting). If there are pilots below me who get CVG because of DTW going senior, what happens to me when I come back and want CVG and now can't get it? Also, does it matter that I was CVG based when furloughed? I know I could possibly go hunt for the answer but if there's someone out there who knows off the top of their heads that'd be grrrreeeaaat.
You have a seniority number just like everyone else, you are just a number to the company like everyone else.
Everyone getting recalled (except VOLUNTARY furloughs) will be recalled to JFK.
If someone junior to you decides to go back in June, that does not make him senior to you! He will still be below you.
Now, the vacancy bid that is suppose to come out around June 14th, which apparently will include DTW and a few CVG slots will be open to ALL PILOTS and everyone will be able to bid! So, if you really want CVG, update your standing bid to reflect your preferences.
If you cannot hold CVG you'll obviously go to DTW for the time being, until a vacancy bid will be published again for CVG.
If you have specific questions you should probably contact RP at Crew Forecasting and Planning!
06-04-2010, 11:15 AM
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Joined APC: Jan 2008
Position: Back of the Furlough Bus
Posts: 222
Sadly going back to Comair will be an improve in QOL for a lot of people. I know it will be for me. I will get paid more, work less, and get benefits. I could care less about TAFB at this point because I have been pretty much homeless since Comair too scared to get settled anywhere.
06-04-2010, 11:34 AM
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Joined APC: Sep 2007
Position: Aeroplanes
Posts: 1,163
Sadly going back to Comair will be an improve in QOL for a lot of people. I know it will be for me. I will get paid more, work less, and get benefits. I could care less about TAFB at this point because I have been pretty much homeless since Comair too scared to get settled anywhere.
That's kind of ironic, with your screen name and all.
But I agree. I've been working in the medical field for the past year. After seeing the way things are run in that industry, I can't wait to get back to the more regulated/stable life of an airline pilot. I'll get more sleep and make more money.
06-04-2010, 12:54 PM
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Joined APC: Nov 2008
Position: CRJ
Posts: 211
Sadly going back to Comair will be an improve in QOL for a lot of people. I know it will be for me. I will get paid more, work less, and get benefits. I could care less about TAFB at this point because I have been pretty much homeless since Comair too scared to get settled anywhere.
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