flyboywbl

I would agree with this. I sat reserve for two weeks in PIT and it was horrible. 3am-3pm. 11 days off. There are no crash pads so you will shell out 50 bucks a night for a hotel unless you move there. If you are lucky you can split with another pilot.

There are plenty of crash pads near LGA that are within walking distance. The one I had at Mesaba was a 5 minute walk and was 200 a month.

sqwkvfr

Pat, I know that it seems like this might be piling on, but if you meet ExpressJet's mins, you should seriously consider giving them a try first.

RJET recruiting paints a happy picture, but this company does everything they can to keep you unhappy. They want to keep their crew list's longevity as short-term as possible in order to keep their costs low. The disrespect demonstrated by the CEO/COO toward crew members has filtered down through the various levels of management and support departments such that you can detect it in everything from the emails you receive from crew pay when attempting to correct your screwed-up paycheck (there will be at least a couple) to the tone of voice when dealing with MX control to the crappy hotels they put us in.

....and then they insult our intelligence by attempting to deflect blame for our unhappiness as the result of their decisions on the union. Unfortunately, some have fallen for this tactic.

To RJET management, the needs and morale of crew members are dead last on the corporate priority last...right behind safety.

Ultralight

Not to sound like I'm repeating myself.

Not to sound like I'm repeating myself.

Anyway, the Q400 is an unreliable aircraft, especially as a new airframe to the company. MX issues = lots of cancelations. Lots of cancelations at a company that doesn't offer cancelation pay = less $$$'s in your already pathetic paycheck.

An airline that doesn't offer cancelation credit will never see my resume, regardless of where the engines are mounted!