New Hire Class Drops
05-31-2023, 01:56 PM
#4361
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... The next AE is in a couple weeks so that’ll change everything! Most guesses are the days of NEWBIES getting the 330/350 are over. I’d bet on street CAs before I would say a new hire will see a wide body moving forward. Some NB trips have become 4-leg, 12 hour overnights for 4-5 days straight with a red eye in the middle to a 10 hour day layover so it’s either RJ-style trips with a mid rotation red eye or wide bodies, relaxing, one and done kind of trips.
Unless our pilot group is completely nuts, I’d bet wide bodies will be going to 4+ year pilots on this next AE so basically the question shouldn’t be “WB vs NB FO”, it should be “NB FO vs NB CA” for new hire openings. This is all just my opinion.
Unless our pilot group is completely nuts, I’d bet wide bodies will be going to 4+ year pilots on this next AE so basically the question shouldn’t be “WB vs NB FO”, it should be “NB FO vs NB CA” for new hire openings. This is all just my opinion.
05-31-2023, 02:11 PM
#4362
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I think 330 is still going to new hires in NYC. Growing fleet, retirements are ramping up. As long as that keeps happening it’s not going to suddenly flop the other way imo. Not as long as we still have these wild A postings coming. But regardless you’ll still be bottom 80% for a while.
05-31-2023, 02:24 PM
#4363
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I know the last drops are mega classes. Planes are assigned off the last 4 of the SSN. Does it go in order? Like 9999, 9899, 7823, 7628, etc. I'm screwed having a 3XXX number, but it is a higher 3 (39XX). Trying to gauge where I might fall in a class. I know there is no way of knowing, but I have to say that is probably my biggest hang up on leaving where I am. I fear being stuck on the 737 which I hate, or the 717 and have the fast upgrades come to a halt. Does anyone have an idea the SSN assigned on some of the last drops. Trying to judge where I might fall, but again, I know it's based on the SSN in my class. How feasible is it to get a 320 out of any base (prefer DTW) with a low SSN based on how planes have been assigned in the past classes?
06-03-2023, 07:13 AM
#4365
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It varies with the class. Generally it would be something in NYC or sometimes the 717 in ATL or DTW drops very low as well.
06-03-2023, 07:22 AM
#4366
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06-03-2023, 07:47 AM
#4367
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Honestly it's impossible to say. All class drops are different and have mixes of people from east/west coast and Midwest. The only somewhat universal constant is NYC positions rarely get picked first unless it's locals. There have been class drops in the past with no NYC slots. It all really depends on your specific class and what you get offered
06-03-2023, 09:26 AM
#4368
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It's a complete roll of the dice. In my class all the 0s got NYC ER, the one after was DTW 717. Bid what you want, want what you bid, and maybe you'll be pleasantly surprised. If you're in NYC it's very possible you may end up with one of your higher choices depending on where your classmates are trying to go. Especially if it's a west coast heavy class.
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