SWA/AAI SLI agreement in principle.

[Lonestar]

No skin in the game but are the trips at SWA more efficient or do they pay better credit?

Thank you,

More productive.
Example: The pairing that I am on right now pays just over 23 TFP (at just over $122/TFP). Scheduled block is 19.55 for a 3 day. The overnight are fairly short, but I am only away from base (home) for 58 hrs. Get it done and get home...that's just the way I like it.

 

[GhettoBeechjet]

Haha!! We have knuckleheads at JetBlue that say the same thing. Let me ask you........were you involved in route planning? In revenue managent? Did you help secure the swaps and collars for your fuel hedging program? I doubt it.
You, like thousands of others flew from point A to point B safely.....that's all........nothing else.....get over yourself.

CD

You are missing the point. No I didn't do those things nor did the people who did those things do my job. The point is at SWA WE understand WE are all in the same ship. WE all pull on our piece of the rope. WE value not only our work but the work of others that keeps the ship moving.

 

[ATLplt]

heres one reality for you... how many days off a month do you get now? 12-16? i get 17-19. 3 x 12 = 36 thats an extra month off a year! forget your vacation, you just earned an extra 4 weeks.

I average about 17-19 days off a month. So do a lot of our pilots. This is my first month at 16 in probably a year, but the block is higher than I usually care to fly.

 

[Ky.BrownBourbn]

No skin in the game but are the trips at SWA more efficient or do they pay better credit?

Thank you,

This has been discussed multiple times BUT here goes...4 day minimum pay is 26, I hate 4 days but do occasionally do them, I'm on a 4 day right now that pays 33.5, 2 legs, 2 legs, 3 legs, 3 legs. Fairly easy, the only time I do them is when they pay over 31...I still prefer the 3 days that pay 25+, just my preference! Being home is much more important...4 high paying three days for the month and I'm done! 100 hours of pay, 18 days off!

I'm fairly junior in Domicile and I generally work weekends (partially by choice!!!)

KBB

 

[shootr]

Last week my 3-day paid 25+

This week my 4-day pays 34

Next week my 3-day pays 23

This is an above average 3-week period but it's all straight pay (122 TFP).

shootr

 

[Luv2BFlyin]

Last week my 3-day paid 25+

This week my 4-day pays 34

Next week my 3-day pays 23

This is an above average 3-week period but it's all straight pay (122 TFP).

shootr

how does 25+34+23=122?

 

[shootr]

It doesn't. 122 is my current trip rate at FO year 8. Clearer?

 

[Capn Butthead]

Lear.....

I understand your concern. I am based in MCO and love the country club base. It is a great base. If I am correct...not saying I am!!! Isnt the MCO base fairly small for AAI? You still overnight a significant number of crews there? If we keep our current model of not overnighting crews in bases and with the number of overnighters you have in MCO I think it is safe to say that our MCO base will grow buy quite a bit...maybe as much as 30 to 40 percent. I am at the 6 year mark and I work wed thur fri pms and dont pick up at all and my line pays 100 to 115 on average. I know that may not help but the MCO base will see a lot of growth of pilots, even with no growth which I believe there will be a tremendous amount of growth coming.

I hope that helps or gives a little silver lining to the cloud!

 

[Luv2BFlyin]

It doesn't. 122 is my current trip rate at FO year 8. Clearer?

Yes, thanks.

 

[dicko]

The reserve lines don't necessarily go to the bottom of the seniority list. I would venture a guess that during a good chunk of the year(not summer) that 50% of the rsv lines are taken out of seniority.

Could you explain how and why this happens ? Me no habla. A full description of life at the bottom is also welcomed.

Cheers

 

[shagadelic]

Could you explain how and why this happens ? Me no habla. A full description of life at the bottom is also welcomed.

Cheers

A Tuesday-Thursday reserve block in September, for example, might go more senior. People don't generally call in sick much during the week, so chances are you won't get used. Then you can scoop up extra flying on the weekend, or just enjoy your time off. Weekend reserve will always go to the bottom most guys.

 

[Daddy]

First of all, there are ALWAYS open time trips at SWA....a LOT less in Feb than July, but still there are open time trips. Lots of guys bid reserve and pickup from open time on their off days. This limits what the company can give you on reserve due to legality. Thus, after you've picked up on your off days....when a trip pops in open time, no one picks it up, and it eventually goes to a reserve, they have to give it to the next guy on reserve since you are not legal. This only works if you are willing to be on call 2 hours from checkin, but it is a strategy for many here. Usually it is the group that wants steady months of 130-140 trips for pay per month. The other strategy is when guys go balls to the wall all the time and try to hit 200 every month...these are the "tournament level" players and they have no problem "risking" their monthly income by dumping everything they have and then relying on the system to produce high paying, low blocking trips...they are constantly on the computer trying to get rid of stuff and move stuff around and bid and rebid, etc. I am neither so I am not talking from vast experience, although I have had my months of each strategy.

 

[Beech Balls]

Air Trannies have NO CLUE how much money they're gonna make. It's amazing, you can tell them all you want, and they still don't get it.

 

[OldManPilot]

If this has been answered already I apologize for asking. How long do people spend on reserve? Most grateful if you happen to have hire dates.

 

[bladeusa]

I live and own a place in Atlanta. And own a sailboat in the carribean. I hold all weekends and holidays off. I credited 119 hours this month. My girlfriend is a doctor who has a practice in Atlanta.
Now after 5 years here I won't be able to hold Atlanta - even on reserve. So now i will get laid less and sail less, and will now have to commute to sit reserve all for some higher hourly pay.. Sorry I'm not jumping for joy. I'd gladly trade the raise for my seniority back.