Virgin America QOL?

[superfreight208]

Hi,
Can anybody tell me about Virgin Americas Schedules, junior bases, reserve and guaranteed days off? Also what the interview is like these days? Business casual still?? ATP written test questions still?

And please Guy with the Woody wood pecker avatar give it a rest!!

Thanks.

 

[Fubijaakr]

What's the matter? Only want to hear the rah-rah stuff? Well, you need to know that you'll be an industry pariah.

Now, bring on the Red Kool-Aid.

 

[superfreight208]

What's the matter? Only want to hear the rah-rah stuff? Well, you need to know that you'll be an industry pariah.

Now, bring on the Red Kool-Aid.

I guess you cant read!

 

[Fubijaakr]

I can read fine. You just don't want to hear the downside of VX. Sorry to burst your little bubble.

 

[Jet_Dreamer]

Administrator- Please BAN Fubijaakr. Flightinfo.com will be a better place without him, her or it.

 

[Fubijaakr]

Sorry, Ace. This isn't a dictatorship. People don't get put to death for contrary opinions.

 

[Q400 Gear Bitch]

Hi,
Can anybody tell me about Virgin Americas Schedules, junior bases, reserve and guaranteed days off? Also what the interview is like these days? Business casual still?? ATP written test questions still?

And please Guy with the Woody wood pecker avatar give it a rest!!

Thanks.

Howdy. Reserve is usually 12 days off a month. 11 on shorter months. Day 1 of reserve starts with being contactable and 2 hours from the airport at 330pm the first day and then slides to an early schedule at the end of the week. Example. Day 1 is contactable 1530-midnight. Day 2 goes earlier..contactable at 9am to 630 pm and the last few days are 330am to 330pm. Makes it easier to commute in and out on the same day. Not sure how long reserve will be...I think it's running 3 months or so for newbies.

Once you hold a line there are 4, 3, 2 and day trips. Not as many 4 day trips as there used to be, but you can get 4 day 4 legs trips as you get more senior. I think folks with lines are averaging about 75-80ish hours a month (don't quote me on that been sitting reserve since March on the captain side).

As far as days off for line holders you can just bid for lines that will give you the min credit (usually around 70 hours). When I was a senior lineholding fo I could easily get 15 days off a month. 18-19 occasionally....might be a bit less now.

Junior bases in order of most junior are : SFO, LAX, JFK and IAD.

The interview is pretty straightforward. Business casual. Don't wear a tie. Seriously. Don't wear a tie. Lots of TMAAT questions.(Tell Me about a time when..) Good gouge out there on the fly for food site. Smile a lot. Be sincere. Have good relevant stories to the question being asked and be yourself. If you have made it to the interview, they like what they see on paper. As far as the ATP thing...I think there are questions from the test bank. I'm sure someone else who has interviewed recently can chime in.

It's a great place to work and it will get better. Don't fret about the naysayers. I commute a lot on Alaska and United and have had nothing but good rides and will always reciprocate a ride to ANYONE else. Even Mr. Woodpecker. Hope that helps and good luck!

 

[Jet_Dreamer]

Howdy. Reserve is usually 12 days off a month. 11 on shorter months. Day 1 of reserve starts with being contactable and 2 hours from the airport at 330pm the first day and then slides to an early schedule at the end of the week. Example. Day 1 is contactable 1530-midnight. Day 2 goes earlier..contactable at 9am to 630 pm and the last few days are 330am to 330pm. Makes it easier to commute in and out on the same day. Not sure how long reserve will be...I think it's running 3 months or so for newbies.

Once you hold a line there are 4, 3, 2 and day trips. Not as many 4 day trips as there used to be, but you can get 4 day 4 legs trips as you get more senior. I think folks with lines are averaging about 75-80ish hours a month (don't quote me on that been sitting reserve since March on the captain side).

As far as days off for line holders you can just bid for lines that will give you the min credit (usually around 70 hours). When I was a senior lineholding fo I could easily get 15 days off a month. 18-19 occasionally....might be a bit less now.

Junior bases in order of most junior are : SFO, LAX, JFK and IAD.

The interview is pretty straightforward. Business casual. Don't wear a tie. Seriously. Don't wear a tie. Lots of TMAAT questions.(Tell Me about a time when..) Good gouge out there on the fly for food site. Smile a lot. Be sincere. Have good relevant stories to the question being asked and be yourself. If you have made it to the interview, they like what they see on paper. As far as the ATP thing...I think there are questions from the test bank. I'm sure someone else who has interviewed recently can chime in.

It's a great place to work and it will get better. Don't fret about the naysayers. I commute a lot on Alaska and United and have had nothing but good rides and will always reciprocate a ride to ANYONE else. Even Mr. Woodpecker. Hope that helps and good luck!

I didn't start the thread, but thanks for the info. I am trying to get an interview with them myself. thanks again.

And to woodpecker. See how things work here, be nice. Don't belittle everything or say "how it should be". Things are tough all-over. One person perfect airline may not be someone elses. To me, it location and 'almost' nothing else.

 

[superfreight208]

Thanks for info. Is IAD a base now?

 

[rjpilot7667]

Is there any way to block a persons responses? I don't wish to see anything Fuji has to write. He's got major anger issues, I don't even think he works for a major.

 

[Jet_Dreamer]

Is there any way to block a persons responses? I don't wish to see anything Fuji has to write. He's got major anger issues, I don't even think he works for a major.

.....+1 (it says 5 characters minimum?)

 

[Ralph Cramden]

Thanks for info. Is IAD a base now?

Yes and no. We can bid the IAD pairings in advance as open time prior to the official PBS. It will then show up as pre assigned duty in the regular monthly bid. If you don't get any IAD pairings you have to bid your official base to get at least 70/mo credit. The down side is the pairings you may get can be scattered around making the task of building a commutable schedule in your real base difficult.

In theory it is open to anyone from any official base (SFO LAX JFK) but in reality you won't get any IAD unless you are very senior in seat.

We wish it were a real base!

 

[CA1900]

Sorry, Ace. This isn't a dictatorship.

Actually, as a private web site, it most certainly is.

Is there any way to block a persons responses?

Just click on a person's name to the left of the message to view their public profile. Then click the "User Lists" menu below his name on the profile page, and you can add him to your Ignore list.

 

[NEDude]

Actually, as a private web site, it most certainly is.

Forget trying to explain anything to him, he gained his view of the world at age two and it has been set in stone ever since, which explains why he acts like a two year old. You present facts to him and he covers his ears and shouts "nah, nah, nah, I can't hear you!"

 

[foodstamps]

Any word on when they might drop that 5,000tt min?? I'm oh so close but it's hard to time-build at my current corporate gig!...

 

[Cavity]

Just click on a person's name to the left of the message to view their public profile. Then click the "User Lists" menu below his name on the profile page, and you can add him to your Ignore list.

Thank you.

 

[Q400 Gear Bitch]

Any word on when they might drop that 5,000tt min?? I'm oh so close but it's hard to time-build at my current corporate gig!...

I'm pretty sure we've interviewed folks with less time. Send in your app. It helps if you can get someone you have flown with who is here write you a letter of rec. G'luck!

 

[Heavy Set]

Thanks for info. Is IAD a base now?

IAD might be a good commuter base.

I looked at moving to the DC area (Northern Virginia) a few years back and the real estate costs are astronomical (no value for money). That said, I guess it still might be cheaper than the LA and SFO real estate but NOT BY MUCH (and the weather sucks - freezing in the winter and swampy/hot in the summer). Plus, you are surrounded by politicians, lobbyists and lawyers - YIKES!

 

[DASHDRIVER]

On the FO side Dulles is going junior. Not even all of the trips available are getting picked up. They then get broken up into SFO flying.

I sit around the 50% mark on the FO list and sat Reserve for about 4 months. Even since then I have been awarded 18+ lines unless I choose to fly more than minimum. I just got on second year pay and want to make some money for the next few minths till xmass. So now I have been bidding 16-17 days off with 85-90hrs of credit. Really not that bad. Its all in learning the pbs bidding system that we use here. Good luck. Lots more spots available this year and early next. Hiring till around June for this growth spurt and then there will be a cooling off phase till the next group of a/c arrive in early 2013.

 

[hyflyin]

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