Leave SWA for Fed Ex

[Quimby]

That's "Captain" Martha, according to an article I just read.

 

[Falconjet]

Not true and from what I'm told SWA gets more days off per month on average than FDX. 17 vs. 14

Not to get into a big pisssing contest, but your data on the MiGs is incorrect. Hows that Maverick? Ok, here goes:

It is almost an apples to oranges comparison also because our bid months are from Mon to Sun and don't conform to the calendar month. Our months can be 4 weeks or 5 weeks long.

A reserve dude in a 4 week bid month (28 days) will get 13 days off. A line holder will likely have at least 16 days off. Some lines will have more, some less. Junior, "trash" lines tend to have fewer than the average, and of course the senior lines tend to have one or two more.

In a 5 week bid month (35 days) a reserve will have 16 days off. A line holder will likely have 18 days off, again some with more and some less.

Ok, sorry to compare weanies, just trying to correct some info out there that might not be 100% correct.

When I was in this position I asked a member of this forum to FedEx me some SW bidpacks from various domiciles so I could actually compare their lines to what I was doing at the time. That info was invaluable in terms of comparing the lifestyle I might have had at SW with what I already had at FedEx. Might be something you should try as well.

Both are great companies. Follow your heart and your gut.

FJ

 

[satpak77]

Martha would look hot in my IROC

LOL

 

[instructordude]

what a tool.......

I'll second that. I bet he drives one of those oriental cars.

 

[SWA/FO]

My airplane is bigger and cooler than yours....na na na na na

I said my plane was better, not bigger.

I'll second that. I bet he drives one of those oriental cars.

Wrong dude... I drive a German car.

 

[instructordude]

Martha would look hot in my IROC

LOL

You've got one? Cool if you do. Something tells me you don't have the balls to drive an Iroc.

 

[HoursHore]

Italian Retard Out Cruising

 

[fr8doggie]

Herks Rule!!!

I said my plane was better, not bigger.



Poor boy, you've never known the sweet thrill (nor will you ever most likely) of flying the mighty Hercules. The absolute finest flying machine ever built. First one off the line in 1954 (production) and they are still buildin' them!!


OK, back to the "Mighty FedEx" vs "That funny little airline from Texas" thread.

 

[Hoke]

I flew a trip last month with an MCO F/O who made the opposite switch, Fedex to Southwest after 18 months at Fedex. His decision was based on the culture at Southwest as to why he made the switch. No regrets, says he loves it here. Whatever floats your boat I guess.

 

[FlyBoeingJets]

So, it's about 16.48 days off average for a 31 day period.

SWA pilots with a little seniority fly 3 4-day trips or 4 3-day trips a regular calender month. If you are a commuter, you can generally commute into or out of domicile on a work day. The other end is an overnight stay in domicile.

Living in domicile is a good gig at SWA. Lots of open time and Extra fly to be had. No 24+ hour layovers if you like that sort of thing. But the flying is real efficient with schedules yielding 6 to over 7 hours of pay per day.

 

[FlyBoeingJets]

You betcha! SWAFO would be singing a different tune if he had the pleasure of flying the four fans of freedom.

 

[Bavarian Chef]

Doesn't fedex have a 6 hour trip rig no matter what they fly (under that is)? So who freakin' cares how many days off they get -- they can work less for the same if not more pay. Which means they can afford to drop more (that reserve gig prob helps) because they aren't tied to productivity like all the pax airlines.

Don't work there, so just what my buddies tell me.

 

[FlyBoeingJets]

I just looked at Oct (35 days) and Sept (28 days).
For October, the average days off was 18.19.
For September, the average days off was 14.7.

So, it's about 16.48 days off average for a 31 day period.

At the risk of doing more public math. How did you come up with 16.48? I figure--

35 - 18.19 = 16.81
28 - 14.7 = 13.3

The way I read this is on an alternating cycle of 28 and 35 day months you average (16.8 + 13.3) 30.1 days off over 63 days (two months). That's 15.05 days a month.

Another way I chose to figure was to divide 30.1 days by 63 days and then multiply by 31 days. That yields 14.8 days off in a 31 day month

 

[FlyBoeingJets]

Doesn't fedex have a 6 hour trip rig no matter what they fly (under that is)? So who freakin' cares how many days off they get -- they can work less for the same if not more pay. Which means they can afford to drop more (that reserve gig prob helps) because they aren't tied to productivity like all the pax airlines.

Don't work there, so just what my buddies tell me.

Not exactly. 1 hr credit for every 4 on duty. On your first and last day of work its not 6 hours unless you fly 6 hours.

 

[Bavarian Chef]

SWA pilots with a little seniority fly 3 4-day trips or 4 3-day trips a regular calender month. If you are a commuter, you can generally commute into or out of domicile on a work day. The other end is an overnight stay in domicile.

Living in domicile is a good gig at SWA. Lots of open time and Extra fly to be had. No 24+ hour layovers if you like that sort of thing. But the flying is real efficient with schedules yielding 6 to over 7 hours of pay per day.

My friends tell me that they can't get a purely commutable trip at swa? Any truth or are they stretching it a lil bit? If that is true, then isn't that a wash? If I have to spend the night in nyc to start or end a trip, then that is another day of work to me. Might mean a redeye for me to avoid an overnight stay, but lately my seniority is helping me avoid them.

Does it have something to do with the AM and PM type schedules?