Turbosina

Yup. I am convinced that they are hard-wired to refuse any pilot request because they think we're trying to pull a fast one, even if anyone with an ounce of logic could see how the pilot's suggestion would actually save the company money, save CS time and effort, and make the pilot happy (ie a win-win for everyone.)

In my entire time here I have gotten them to agree to something I suggested precisely once. I had a 7.5-hr credit standup in about a month's time, and I called up and asked if they'd take it off my schedule. In return I would work the min-credit 4:23 standup they had on New Year's Eve in red open time. It happened to be Dec. 30 when I called. I think they realized that this would save them the mad scramble of trying to find someone to work the trip (nearly impossible), whereas the 7:30 standup would be snapped up immediately if they put it in open time.

Sure, I lost 3 hours of pay but I got a day off I absolutely needed.

Aside from that sort of lopsidedness, though...good luck ever getting CS to agree to anything. I'm convinced that if you don't want to work Christmas, just call them up and beg them to let you work Christmas. They'll say "no" just to spite you. Reverse psychology FTW

RunningB

This.. The only times I've ever successfully negotiated something with CS are the times they call me at home on my days off (sometimes I answer just for entertainment purposes only knowing I can just hang up) and end up doing a last minute standup that somebody didn't show up to in exchange for something on my schedule that I didn't want later in the month as well as 200% pay. Anything less and it's "Sorry no-can-do" and go about my business... where they usually call back in about 20 minutes and mysteriously reconsider.

Student01

Anybody got info on IAH?
Is it strictly UAX Ops?
How hard is to get?
CRJ-200/700? E175?

WesternSkies

Mesa .

zondaracer

IAH is CRJ700/900 only. It is both UAX and DL connection. It's also shrinking and you'll probably never get based there unless we magically get a big E175 base in IAH. Currently, all those E175s you see there are operated by Mesa and some by Republic. Republic does not have a base there but they might in the future.

Student01

What's the best regional to work for out of IAH?

BeechPilot33

none. work at Envoy and commute to dallas or move to philly and work for Piedmont or move to Detroit and work for SkyWest.

zondaracer

The three with IAH bases are SkyWest, which is drastically shrinking in Houston, Expressjet, which is planned to shrink and wither on the vine, and Mesa which has the worst pay and conditions out there. Republic might open a base in IAH, but they are also known to close bases as quickly as they open them. Welcome to the regionals.

No Lies

Not XJT. It is a senior base and they are shrinking fast because they are parking the planes. You would be based in EWR or ORD until you could hold IAH also.

Try Mesa. ( I cant believe I just said that.) I think they are the only regional that has a base in IAH that is not shrinking.

saxman66

These new bid transparency sheets are almost useless. You can't tell who has the trips and you can't tell where you would sit in the seniority list.