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09-27-2007, 03:58 AM

Noleone

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Days off

So, how many days off can a newhire expect? When does it get better? If you guys and gals dont mind, can you post your airline, how long you have been there, and # of average number of days off? I'd like to eventually live in base, but I am just trying to see how commutable and liveable this life would be, commuting from MCO.

Thanks for all the help

09-27-2007, 04:45 AM

TristarJS30

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Depends on luck, company and base. Some guys based in JFK here at CMR get months off at a time while on reserve, while others fly alot (especially the CVG guys). A typical lineholder gets 12-14 days off, and you can drop *mostly* whatever you want for more days off ( and less pay). But that can all change at the drop of a hat and the JFK reserve guys could never stop flying all of a sudden.

09-27-2007, 07:08 AM

AV8ER

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TSA, 10 months, 13-15 days off, and almost every weekend off I want.

09-27-2007, 07:17 AM

WVFlyer

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Hired Jan. '07 at RAH and I've been getting 15-17 days off for the past 3 months. October is 17 days off with 79 hours and every weekend I'm drinking beer watching football at home. I'm #33 out of 60ish in the CRJ IAH.

09-27-2007, 07:22 AM

CL65driver

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10/06 hire at XJT here, bidding #60 out of 122 in ONT, got 17 days off next month, including all the weekends. My line value is in the mid/high 80s, pretty much all commutable 3 days.

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09-27-2007, 07:29 AM

WVFlyer

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10/07 ?? You're not even hired yet.

09-27-2007, 07:40 AM

Quagmire

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I've been at RAH for just about a year. 15-19 days off, commutable, weekends off every month.

Again this is directly related to what company you work for, where you are based, and pure luck.

09-27-2007, 11:38 AM

CL-65DRIVER

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JFK based at comair, next month 15 days off with an 84 hour line. Commuting from MCO also and its pretty easy. Been there since January.

09-27-2007, 12:00 PM

flyguyniner11

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at colgan i usually get 3 days off in a week, but if you trade and get a good schedule you could get a week or more off, i konw a guy who had 3 weeks off cause he traded had vacation and just bid right and montly i usually get anywhere between 13 and 16 days off a month