Ups 757 Intl

[clownhater]

What are the reserve skeds like on the 757 Intl side of things at UPS? Specifically days off on reserve--are the skeds always 8 on 6 off or are there ever only 4 on and 3 off or so? Or is it something extreme like 14 on 12 off? For lineholders, are there lines with more than 15 days off or is that not an option unless you are very senior? Thanks

 

[L'il J.Seinfeld]

Try 16 days straight of Reserve.

 

[RogerOver]

What are the reserve skeds like on the 757 Intl side of things at UPS? Specifically days off on reserve--are the skeds always 8 on 6 off or are there ever only 4 on and 3 off or so? Or is it something extreme like 14 on 12 off? For lineholders, are there lines with more than 15 days off or is that not an option unless you are very senior? Thanks

When you’re talking days off, you have to remember UPS does not have monthly bids (30 or 31 days) as most airlines do. We have 28 day bid periods (4 weeks) and bid 2 of them (56 days) at a time.

That said, most of the 757 international (known as SDFZ, or simply “Z”) reserve lines are either 16 on, 12 off or 8 on, 6 off. I don’t recall seeing any 4 on, 3 off schedules in the Z, but they do exist on other fleets.

The worst-case scenario is that you have the last 16 days of the bid period “on” and end up with a line that has the first 16 days of the next bid period “on.” This will result in 32 days-in-a-row of reserve. Not much fun if you’re a commuter.

I’m not a line holder so I don’t look much at the number of days-off in the hard lines. When I can hold a line, as a northeasterner, I’d personally be more interested in lines that have a DH to/from EWR or PHL on the beginning and/or end of the trip…or layovers at these places during the trip. I recently flew an 8 day Z trip and spent 3 full days at home during the trip. Made my 16 day stint of reserve much more bearable.

All of this is subject to change once the contract negations are complete and the new scheduling article is implemented.

RO

 

[psysicx]

Is reserve commutable?

 

[psysix]

What's the QOL on reserve?

 

[RogerOver]

What's the QOL on reserve?

Is reserve commutable?

How is it that this guy has never been banned?

RO

 

[psysicx]

If you look someone is trying to use my user name. There totally different smart guy.

 

[RogerOver]

There totally different smart guy.

That about says it all.

 

[filejw]

Had A UPS B/767 res Capt on the jump seat. I got the impression he did a week on week off.The days are broken in to A group and B group depending on what time you start. He commutes to BOS and had about 12 yrs on the job. He had tried Louisville for 2 yrs it was not to his liking.

 

[RogerOver]

Had A UPS B/767 res Capt on the jump seat. I got the impression he did a week on week off.The days are broken in to A group and B group depending on what time you start.

There are no 7 on, 7 off reserve lines, but if you have an 8 on, 6 off line it’s possible to move some days around to create week on week off.

Reserve A begins at 11pm and ends at noon the following day. Reserve B begins at 11am and ends at midnight.
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Lines are constructed of entirely [/FONT]"reserve A" or "reserve B" for the bid period...they are not mixed together.

All subject to change in the next contract.

RO