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 [...]

One of the “interesting” aspects of airport standby is not knowing where you will put your head down each night. Some (most really) nights I sleep in my own bed (preferred!). Last night I went to bed in the Northeast United States. Today is my day 6. I can’t legally work tomorrow. On day 1 [...]

If one viewed the airline hiring on a line graph it would look like a waves. Times go from great to bad and back to great. The early 90′s were cold. Bad economy, fewer people flying. Then in the late 90′s more people were flying and regional jets (good/bad depending on the topic) entered the [...]