View Poll Results: Will you upgrade with a ratified contract?
Yes
67
21.00%
No
168
52.66%
Undecided
84
26.33%
Voters: 319. You may not vote on this poll
Captain Upgrade with New TA: Yes or No
08-20-2023, 06:54 AM
#43
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Joined APC: Apr 2008
Position: Sleeping in the black swan’s nest.
Posts: 5,725
C'mon man.......not even close.
$150 in 2018 is the equivalent of $183 in 2023.
https://www.usinflationcalculator.com
https://smartasset.com/investing/inf...tor#CSe9TgZSsR
$150 in 2018 is the equivalent of $183 in 2023.
https://www.usinflationcalculator.com
https://smartasset.com/investing/inf...tor#CSe9TgZSsR
08-20-2023, 01:09 PM
#45
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Joined APC: Aug 2023
Posts: 49
"3 day hkg trip is 27.5 hours. Do 3 of those, 9 days of work for 82 hours. Might have to work weekends as a mid seniority fo, but it can be done."
this can be pulled off after 5 years on property? or you have to be seniority number 6 thousand ish to get 20 days off a month as a iah 777 fo. how long has the number one iah fo been on property. thanks.
this can be pulled off after 5 years on property? or you have to be seniority number 6 thousand ish to get 20 days off a month as a iah 777 fo. how long has the number one iah fo been on property. thanks.
08-20-2023, 03:37 PM
#46
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Joined APC: Dec 2019
Posts: 1,337
C'mon man.......not even close.
$150 in 2018 is the equivalent of $183 in 2023.
https://www.usinflationcalculator.com
https://smartasset.com/investing/inf...tor#CSe9TgZSsR
$150 in 2018 is the equivalent of $183 in 2023.
https://www.usinflationcalculator.com
https://smartasset.com/investing/inf...tor#CSe9TgZSsR
08-20-2023, 04:17 PM
#47
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Joined APC: Mar 2010
Position: A-320 CA
Posts: 324
I voted yes to the poll, but I chose to upgrade for personal reasons before the AIP was published. All the language that comes out will hopefully be improvements for narrowbody reserve rules and will simply improve my new QOL as a mid-level reserve captain. I was going to upgrade now regardless of a new contract or not, but I do hope all the bullet points turn into meaningful improvements in the final language.
08-20-2023, 05:11 PM
#48
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Joined APC: Feb 2017
Posts: 1,360
I commute. I’ve only ever gotten one premium trip in my time at UAL. For me to make the same as a CA, I have to credit about 135 hours (impossible for me to do). Commutable trips generally suck in my base. I’ve been doing roughly four 4-day trips a month so I can make some reasonable money, so why not work two extra days, suck it up for a couple years, then maybe go WBFO at that point?
plus, new pay rates are roughly what current 777/787 captains are making, and you sure don’t see those spots go unfilled.
I took the upgrade because I’m not in my 20s, and I want to pay off my house and some other bills. I’m really hoping the new contract makes reserve improvements. Yea, I took a gamble.
plus, new pay rates are roughly what current 777/787 captains are making, and you sure don’t see those spots go unfilled.
I took the upgrade because I’m not in my 20s, and I want to pay off my house and some other bills. I’m really hoping the new contract makes reserve improvements. Yea, I took a gamble.
08-20-2023, 06:10 PM
#49
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Joined APC: Feb 2014
Position: Head pillow fluffer, Assistant bed maker
Posts: 1,315
"3 day hkg trip is 27.5 hours. Do 3 of those, 9 days of work for 82 hours. Might have to work weekends as a mid seniority fo, but it can be done."
this can be pulled off after 5 years on property? or you have to be seniority number 6 thousand ish to get 20 days off a month as a iah 777 fo. how long has the number one iah fo been on property. thanks.
this can be pulled off after 5 years on property? or you have to be seniority number 6 thousand ish to get 20 days off a month as a iah 777 fo. how long has the number one iah fo been on property. thanks.
08-21-2023, 01:30 AM
#50
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Joined APC: Mar 2018
Posts: 2,501
"3 day hkg trip is 27.5 hours. Do 3 of those, 9 days of work for 82 hours. Might have to work weekends as a mid seniority fo, but it can be done."
this can be pulled off after 5 years on property? or you have to be seniority number 6 thousand ish to get 20 days off a month as a iah 777 fo. how long has the number one iah fo been on property. thanks.
this can be pulled off after 5 years on property? or you have to be seniority number 6 thousand ish to get 20 days off a month as a iah 777 fo. how long has the number one iah fo been on property. thanks.
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