Weekends off
06-01-2019, 06:16 AM
#2
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Apr 2016
Posts: 376
It all depends on your base...people from early 2019 are at 65% in SFO on the airbus or at 96% on the 737 in EWR. New hires that were on the 757 were at 75% in May and now bid at 90% in June.
06-01-2019, 06:40 AM
#4
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Joined APC: Apr 2015
Posts: 166
To consistently hold all weekends off with commutable trips, you have to be around 20-25% (4 years on property) in EWR on the Airbus and that will still most likely get you redeyes to finish the trip. The trips, overall, are very poor in that base on that fleet.
06-01-2019, 09:06 AM
#5
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Joined APC: Mar 2018
Posts: 1,358
Weekends off in the bases on the east and west coast will come much quicker than in something like DEN or IAH. They’re senior and stagnant. I’d rather live where I do and deal with slower progression than be senior and miserable on my days off somewhere else. It’s great to have a choice.
06-01-2019, 03:00 PM
#6
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Joined APC: Jan 2018
Position: A320 FO
Posts: 255
Thanks. I was holding most weekends off in EWR @84%. After mil leave in a few months the dilemma is EWR @55% or ORD at 90%. ORD is 2.5 hours drive without traffic, but reserve is....well reserve. Commuting to EWR wasn't bad but LGA was a different story. I dont know what it's like to drive instead of commute but think with the worst circumstances driving is always better. The unknown for me is the difference between lineholding and what 50% would get while commuting vice reserve in base.
06-01-2019, 04:08 PM
#7
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Joined APC: Oct 2015
Posts: 169
Thanks. I was holding most weekends off in EWR @84%. After mil leave in a few months the dilemma is EWR @55% or ORD at 90%. ORD is 2.5 hours drive without traffic, but reserve is....well reserve. Commuting to EWR wasn't bad but LGA was a different story. I dont know what it's like to drive instead of commute but think with the worst circumstances driving is always better. The unknown for me is the difference between lineholding and what 50% would get while commuting vice reserve in base.
Capt 30-35 years
06-02-2019, 04:13 PM
#9
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Joined APC: Nov 2008
Position: Airbus 320 Right Seat
Posts: 1,440
I’m 50 percent ewr 320 , all weekends off for the last 5ish months ... def not all commute friendly ,,, trips that are both end commute friendly are pretty much min 5 pay ... garbage and aren’t efficient . I love the bus but man the trips are booty
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