Junior Lines & Base Assignments
12-20-2018, 01:46 PM
#81
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Joined APC: May 2018
Position: E170
Posts: 152
As a piece of data, almost 30% of IND FOs will be sitting reserve in January. Paradoxically, it looks like reserve times at junior bases are increasing due to a surplus of pilots, instead of a shortage of them. Should even out as the training pipeline dries up for a couple of months, and YMMV at other bases.
12-22-2018, 06:39 AM
#82
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Joined APC: Aug 2018
Posts: 44
LGA now has Shake Shack. So when your go home day gets blown up with EDCTs you can eat your way to happiness. But in reality your line of reasoning is pretty good- you’ll be commuting no matter what, so pick a base with a lot of flight options and where you can gain seniority quickly so you obtain the ability to better bid your schedule for commutability and days off. See you in LGA and I’ll buy you a beer if you don’t try to kill me.
12-22-2018, 09:41 PM
#84
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12-28-2018, 02:05 AM
#86
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Posts: 104
I know that flying isn't as plentiful in the winter as it is in the summer, and we are fat on FOs right now. That being said, anyone have a guess as to why PIT has 20 vacancies this go around? Normally I wouldn't worry about it, but it had way more vacancies than any other base did.
12-28-2018, 06:09 AM
#87
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Joined APC: Oct 2012
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Vacancies in base isn't a bad sign. Losing pilots every month with no vacancies is a bad sign.
My guess is a bunch of newhires got put into PIT and they all moved out when they got enough seniority to do so. Happens periodically.
My guess is a bunch of newhires got put into PIT and they all moved out when they got enough seniority to do so. Happens periodically.
12-28-2018, 06:56 AM
#88
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I know that flying isn't as plentiful in the winter as it is in the summer, and we are fat on FOs right now. That being said, anyone have a guess as to why PIT has 20 vacancies this go around? Normally I wouldn't worry about it, but it had way more vacancies than any other base did.
12-28-2018, 07:13 AM
#89
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Joined APC: Jul 2015
Posts: 268
No, but I’m junior enough to get the pleasure to fly with everyone fresh off IOE. Like a babysitter for a kid that can shovel food in its own mouth and not poop themselves most of the time.
12-29-2018, 04:45 AM
#90
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Joined APC: Mar 2018
Posts: 307
That’s just part of the job description, but I think the current new hires shouldn’t scare you as much. They’ve been very selective the last 6 or so months, and it shows in the new hire training performance.
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