209 Unfilled Captain bids
09-22-2022, 04:35 PM
#31
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Joined APC: Jan 2010
Posts: 246
For 20+ years mainline pilots have been begging for “mainline flying to come back in-house”. And now that it is…,no one is happy????
09-22-2022, 04:55 PM
#32
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Joined APC: Nov 2008
Position: Airbus 320 Right Seat
Posts: 1,442
Not me , hate doing it . But bring back all the regional flying .
was on the bus here for 5 years , def shifting the flying a bit more towards what I did during the RJ days .
bring it .
was on the bus here for 5 years , def shifting the flying a bit more towards what I did during the RJ days .
bring it .
09-22-2022, 05:04 PM
#33
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Joined APC: Apr 2015
Posts: 2,584
This right here. I was debating on putting my name in the hat for 737 CA. Better to get paid more for sitting reserve vs dealing with global reserve on the WB fleet.
09-22-2022, 05:12 PM
#35
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Joined APC: Jun 2022
Posts: 27
When you consider the international override WB pilots get, it’s a 13.7% difference in pay between WB FO and NB CA. That’s not that much considering the QOL difference.
If NB CA paid $400 an hour they wouldn’t have unfilled vacancies. I’d put up with the lifestyle if the money was that good. But it’s not, and I won’t. I go to TK for downgrade training next month.
I was a 737 CA for 4 years
If NB CA paid $400 an hour they wouldn’t have unfilled vacancies. I’d put up with the lifestyle if the money was that good. But it’s not, and I won’t. I go to TK for downgrade training next month.
I was a 737 CA for 4 years
09-22-2022, 06:44 PM
#36
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Joined APC: May 2015
Position: 777 CA
Posts: 1,049
You’re joking right? When I came here in the mid 90’s those new guys would be doing the same flying but paying for their own training and making dirt for pay instead of making UAL wages. This is what we’ve been asking for since the RJ came on the scene. Instead of doing those 4 legs/day in an RJ, they’re doing it a major gaining seniority vs updating their apps and waiting 5-10 years for the phone to ring.
09-22-2022, 06:48 PM
#37
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Joined APC: Dec 2018
Posts: 432
The worst NB trip here was something you’d fight over at the regionals. The hotels are better. The equipment is better. The support is better. The trips themselves, even when they’re bad, are still better. We’re on a mainline seniority list. We can actually occasionally get a drop or a trade approved. Once you get some decent seniority you can still cherry pick good trips. Plenty of things to fight for improvements in the new UPA but if you feel bad for the newbies you have no clue how bad things got at express.
09-22-2022, 07:03 PM
#38
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Position: MEC Chairman, Snack Basket Committee
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I've heard this strategy from more than a few people... and by more than a few, I mean 4. Exactly 4 people. It seems like a legit way to go
09-22-2022, 07:07 PM
#39
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Joined APC: May 2009
Posts: 1,871
Don’t feel bad for us.
The worst NB trip here was something you’d fight over at the regionals. The hotels are better. The equipment is better. The support is better. The trips themselves, even when they’re bad, are still better. We’re on a mainline seniority list. We can actually occasionally get a drop or a trade approved. Once you get some decent seniority you can still cherry pick good trips. Plenty of things to fight for improvements in the new UPA but if you feel bad for the newbies you have no clue how bad things got at express.
The worst NB trip here was something you’d fight over at the regionals. The hotels are better. The equipment is better. The support is better. The trips themselves, even when they’re bad, are still better. We’re on a mainline seniority list. We can actually occasionally get a drop or a trade approved. Once you get some decent seniority you can still cherry pick good trips. Plenty of things to fight for improvements in the new UPA but if you feel bad for the newbies you have no clue how bad things got at express.
09-22-2022, 07:10 PM
#40
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Joined APC: Oct 2021
Posts: 86
Don’t feel bad for us.
The worst NB trip here was something you’d fight over at the regionals. The hotels are better. The equipment is better. The support is better. The trips themselves, even when they’re bad, are still better. We’re on a mainline seniority list. We can actually occasionally get a drop or a trade approved. Once you get some decent seniority you can still cherry pick good trips. Plenty of things to fight for improvements in the new UPA but if you feel bad for the newbies you have no clue how bad things got at express.
The worst NB trip here was something you’d fight over at the regionals. The hotels are better. The equipment is better. The support is better. The trips themselves, even when they’re bad, are still better. We’re on a mainline seniority list. We can actually occasionally get a drop or a trade approved. Once you get some decent seniority you can still cherry pick good trips. Plenty of things to fight for improvements in the new UPA but if you feel bad for the newbies you have no clue how bad things got at express.
The “well it’s better than my regional” mentality is something I thought I’d left behind at the ULCC I came from
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