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03-18-2015, 05:45 PM
#9281
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I haven't flown in a couple months, but the guys going to ORD/MSP move up real fast and get marginal increases in QOL. I've been here a little over a year and transitioned to the 175 for the better QOL. In that time frame I went from RSV to Composite to line holder bidding high 50% to low 60%. Besides not having to be on Reserve I saw no gains in QOL from bidding 80% to 60% imo. Supposedly there is new pairing building software that has made pairing efficiency better, how much I have no clue, but it's not like life gets significantly better after moving up even 30-40% in base. Other than being off reserve there's not much of a change unless this new software has worked miracles. Just my .02
Movement is swift at SkyWest but people claiming 50+ a month are embellishing. I've had one month over 50 spots in the last two years and mostly months in the 20's and 30's. It has picked up to 40 per month recently which if keeps up or increases will be great for everyone.
03-18-2015, 05:56 PM
#9282
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Joined APC: Apr 2012
Position: PLEASE ADVISE
Posts: 339
We're on our way to relieve the reserves.
03-18-2015, 06:36 PM
#9284
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Joined APC: Sep 2009
Posts: 219
I would think LAX would be the next. Flying starts there next month.
03-18-2015, 06:47 PM
#9285
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03-18-2015, 06:58 PM
#9286
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Joined APC: Apr 2012
Position: PLEASE ADVISE
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Well, I hope someone gets a bump in QOL.
03-18-2015, 07:15 PM
#9287
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It's already happening. I ran an analysis to see how many Bro guys went to the RJ and how many to the 175. Nearly everyone went to the 175 in West Coast bases.
A new-hire taking the 175 now, unless they are going to ORD, will be stuck at the bottom of their base list for a very long time.
As for 175 bases...
ORD
SFO
PDX -- opening very soon (newhires can forget it, it appears to now be our most senior base depending on how you run the numbers)
SEA -- opening very soon (same comment as PDX)
DEN -- there's been talk of the 175 going there, but no announcements as of yet.
A new-hire taking the 175 now, unless they are going to ORD, will be stuck at the bottom of their base list for a very long time.
As for 175 bases...
ORD
SFO
PDX -- opening very soon (newhires can forget it, it appears to now be our most senior base depending on how you run the numbers)
SEA -- opening very soon (same comment as PDX)
DEN -- there's been talk of the 175 going there, but no announcements as of yet.
03-18-2015, 07:18 PM
#9288
Line Holder
Joined APC: Oct 2014
Position: Either seat can be warmed for adequate pay
Posts: 26
I'm toward the top of the Feb class with 60 new hires and the March is showing about 60 CRJs and 10 ERJs. I just started tracking how many spots I've moved up but there's 130 behind me at this point. I'm just looking to get a line fast and more people lower than me means more people on reserve instead of me.
03-18-2015, 08:16 PM
#9289
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Position: RJ right-seat warmer
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03-19-2015, 06:10 AM
#9290
Line Holder
Joined APC: Sep 2014
Posts: 27
This is true; with the funky pairings, coverage dates, and pbs software it seems like mostly luck on how your schedule turns out. You get whatever PBS needed to fulfill coverage dates and build lines for everyone below you.
Movement is swift at SkyWest but people claiming 50+ a month are embellishing. I've had one month over 50 spots in the last two years and mostly months in the 20's and 30's. It has picked up to 40 per month recently which if keeps up or increases will be great for everyone.
Movement is swift at SkyWest but people claiming 50+ a month are embellishing. I've had one month over 50 spots in the last two years and mostly months in the 20's and 30's. It has picked up to 40 per month recently which if keeps up or increases will be great for everyone.
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