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10-16-2023, 05:07 PM
#11
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Joined APC: Jan 2020
Posts: 379
Looking to bid NY as my first place commuting from ECP for a bit. Hopefully I'll work out and grab that sweet 777 sooner than later, but that will probably be a few years away. The option for international NB still exist and I'll jump on that as well. If anyone would recommend a good crashpad site other than 411. Thanks in advance and sorry to OP for traying to snag some info from your post.
10-16-2023, 05:42 PM
#12
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Joined APC: Dec 2007
Position: Window seat
Posts: 5,482
The good news is they'll have 3, 4, 5 years before they'll be able to bid 777. By then they should have figured out "this is probably not a good idea" when it comes to commuting to SC reserve. Give up very nice n/b seniority to bid 777 SC reserve? Some will do it but a lot will say "no thanks."
10-17-2023, 06:22 AM
#13
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Joined APC: Jun 2021
Position: A320 FO
Posts: 655
The good news is they'll have 3, 4, 5 years before they'll be able to bid 777. By then they should have figured out "this is probably not a good idea" when it comes to commuting to SC reserve. Give up very nice n/b seniority to bid 777 SC reserve? Some will do it but a lot will say "no thanks."
10-17-2023, 06:51 AM
#14
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Joined APC: Jan 2018
Posts: 2,335
You've been here 6 months. Look at the age of all of the wide body CAs and FOs. Things haven't really started moving.
10-17-2023, 02:30 PM
#15
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Joined APC: Mar 2014
Posts: 3,223
What are you going to retire here? Do the math on the longevity/seniority calculator on AA pilots and you can somewhat predict when you could hold wb as FO.
10-17-2023, 02:48 PM
#16
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Joined APC: Sep 2017
Position: F/O
Posts: 200
If this is your attitude now when things are about as good as they can be....yikes.
10-17-2023, 02:51 PM
#17
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Joined APC: Jun 2019
Position: B747 FO
Posts: 1,228
10-17-2023, 08:08 PM
#20
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Joined APC: Dec 2007
Position: Window seat
Posts: 5,482
"It's not worth it in most cases." Several years ago 91% of the senior Captains were on the w/b's. 89% of FO's. Obviously they think it's worth it. There's about 10% that try it and don't like it. Kind of matches the 10% of CA/FO's among the top 1000 in each seat that don't bid w/b. Interesting from Nov 2023 only 70% of the top 1000 CA's are bidding w/b's and 86% of the top 1000 FO's are bidding w/b's. The A320 is favored over the 737 - CA's 18% vs 12%, and FO's 9% vs 5%. Now among the top 1000 CA's and FO's (2000 total) 78% bid the w/b.
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