back to back vacation?

[imacdog]

Do you have to take your vacation a week at a time? or can you take a couple of the days at a time?

Pretty sure you have to take it a week at a time. The total number of days off in a row you get depends on if you are on the reserve or 7/7 schedule.

 

[Majik]

One week at a time. By taking vacation one week at a time an individual actually gets 21 continuous days off on the 7/7 schedule. That's a nice block of time off.
Year 1-4 get 2 weeks vacation per year
5-9 get 3 weeks
10 and up get 4 weeks

Sometime this year there should be discussions between the company and union about converting the current Sick Day system into a Personal Time Off system (or some combination thereof) to allow pilots to take personal time instead of using sick days to cover necessary personal events.

PS: I know all of you union hating readers hate the idea of the employees actually discussing and trying to improve quality of life issues for employees, so please ignore this post.

 

[fischman]

Thanks for the chuckle guys. What is a "real" plane anyways?

One that has external lav servicing, an apu, a cabin you can stand up in, and TCAS.