I was relaxing watching Seinfeld…doing my airport standby routine. I checked the flights. Everything was covered. I checked my schedule…and then my jaw dropped. The originally had me deadheading to Colorado on my mainline partner airline and then deadheading again on another airline. Why? Well one of our CRJs is stuck in Colorado. We only [...]

Do you still get paid reasonably with per diem if you don’t fly all week? obviously not as much as flight time but curious to know if its still worth while pay. This answer involves math. Math is not my “thing” so I will do my best. At my airline (and many regionals for that [...]

I’ve watched a lot of movies this week. Sitting airport standby (ready reserve) allows that. The good thing is I have been home every night. Good and bad I guess. Bad because I don’t make as much per diem when I stay in base. Right now I have more of a “regular” job. I go [...]

Funny video about how people get upset with technology….think about how it could be!

For most airlines, schedules for flight crews are bid for each month. The more seniority a flight crew member has generally allows for a better schedule. Some airlines have simplified bidding using a system called Preferential Bidding System. Preferential Bidding Systems (PBS for short) simplify the task of bidding a schedule. Flight crew members simply [...]

,My name is XXXX XXXXXX. I wanted to know if I could have a moment of your time for a few questions. I am a student enrolled in an aerospace program as a professional pilot. I currently have my private pilots license and I am working on my instrument rating currently. The program at my [...]