Republic Airways Interview
06-04-2016, 01:06 PM
#62
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What would be motivating the jump? There's got to be more reason than getting hired at a major. A new hire at RAH isn't likely to be at a major in three years, unless the majors start waiving the 1000 TPIC threshold. Current upgrade times are 3.9 years and dropping, but they won't get to the 1/1.5 year mark for a long time, if ever.
06-05-2016, 07:49 PM
#64
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Yeah there's some truth to this. I jumped over from pdt a few years ago. Although the dash is a fun plane to fly the schedules were horrible. I was always right around min days off over there, don't remember average credit as its been a few years. Flying the 170 now I probably average 14-15 days off a month with 88ish hours of credit.
06-05-2016, 09:24 PM
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QOL while constantly fatigued from rotating schedules is not good.
06-05-2016, 09:41 PM
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Yup, unless you choose to work for a company that will base you in outstation hell...like Republic. Nearly every trip will start at zero-dark-thirty and you'll be home on the last day roundabout midnight......Even on a two-day trip.
QOL while constantly fatigued from rotating schedules is not good.
QOL while constantly fatigued from rotating schedules is not good.
06-05-2016, 09:57 PM
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If you live in the base, then it's great. You always have a guaranteed seat on the first flight, get paid to commute, and with no penalties for missing it. If you don't live there...well... then you're commuting to an outstation to make your 'mandatory commute.'
The company has said that it's major partners want it to get away from the outstation model.. however, the rumors are that the outstation bases are expected to grow significantly in the near future.
06-05-2016, 11:13 PM
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I like to think of it as, "mandatory commuting."
If you live in the base, then it's great. You always have a guaranteed seat on the first flight, get paid to commute, and with no penalties for missing it. If you don't live there...well... then you're commuting to an outstation to make your 'mandatory commute.'
The company has said that it's major partners want it to get away from the outstation model.. however, the rumors are that the outstation bases are expected to grow significantly in the near future.
If you live in the base, then it's great. You always have a guaranteed seat on the first flight, get paid to commute, and with no penalties for missing it. If you don't live there...well... then you're commuting to an outstation to make your 'mandatory commute.'
The company has said that it's major partners want it to get away from the outstation model.. however, the rumors are that the outstation bases are expected to grow significantly in the near future.
06-06-2016, 07:56 AM
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Remember, living in base is huge. It's a great feeling finishing a trip and getting in the car.
As far as flying longer trips, I purposely bid for those. I just finished a 4 day with flights such as ewr-okc, ewr dfw, ewr-mem. Each day was 2 or 3 flights. My previous job was 8 legs a day and a 14 hour day, so this is a breeze. Also, and it might seem silly, but the environment in the 170 is less stressful than other airplanes. The packs do a really great job and I find the seats fairly comfortable. These little things add up to a better QOL.
As far as flying longer trips, I purposely bid for those. I just finished a 4 day with flights such as ewr-okc, ewr dfw, ewr-mem. Each day was 2 or 3 flights. My previous job was 8 legs a day and a 14 hour day, so this is a breeze. Also, and it might seem silly, but the environment in the 170 is less stressful than other airplanes. The packs do a really great job and I find the seats fairly comfortable. These little things add up to a better QOL.
06-06-2016, 09:05 AM
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I like to think of it as, "mandatory commuting."
If you live in the base, then it's great. You always have a guaranteed seat on the first flight, get paid to commute, and with no penalties for missing it. If you don't live there...well... then you're commuting to an outstation to make your 'mandatory commute.'
The company has said that it's major partners want it to get away from the outstation model.. however, the rumors are that the outstation bases are expected to grow significantly in the near future.
If you live in the base, then it's great. You always have a guaranteed seat on the first flight, get paid to commute, and with no penalties for missing it. If you don't live there...well... then you're commuting to an outstation to make your 'mandatory commute.'
The company has said that it's major partners want it to get away from the outstation model.. however, the rumors are that the outstation bases are expected to grow significantly in the near future.
I'm not sure which outstations are going to grow any further. PIT is about as large as it's going to get, and the others are likely shrinking. IAH will probably be happening soon as well as CLT once the AA deal is completed.
With MCI and CMH losing a lot of MX capability, I wouldn't be surprised to see those operations shrink significantly, but most likely not until after a base opening elsewhere.
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