Size of Delta LAX base
05-02-2023, 09:56 AM
#22
Gets Weekends Off
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Thanks very much, very encouraging info. No, I don't currently fly for Delta, but I am based at LAX and am flying the 320. Any thoughts on holding LA within the first 6 months or so? I've looked at class drops, but LA is not always on the list. One last question, is class seniority still based on age? Or is it a random selection process?
LAX is an awesome base--a very laid back vibe and a good mix of senior and junior pilots.
Class seniority is determined by the last four digits of your social security number. Highest is most senior. 9999 would be the best and 0000 the worst.
05-02-2023, 11:38 AM
#23
Can’t find crew pickup
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A few new hire classes have LAX 320 or 737 sprinkled in. If you can't hold LAX in your new hire class, bid 737, 320, or 7ER (what Delta calls the 75/76) in any other base and you'll be able to hold LAX on the next AE (what Delta calls a system bid). We typically have AEs every 2-3 months, but not always.
LAX is an awesome base--a very laid back vibe and a good mix of senior and junior pilots.
Class seniority is determined by the last four digits of your social security number. Highest is most senior. 9999 would be the best and 0000 the worst.
LAX is an awesome base--a very laid back vibe and a good mix of senior and junior pilots.
Class seniority is determined by the last four digits of your social security number. Highest is most senior. 9999 would be the best and 0000 the worst.
05-02-2023, 11:52 AM
#24
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Full disclosure, it’s been 5 months since our last AE. I don’t know how much pent up movement is in those 1000 that got hired since then, but it has been recent that you could move base to pretty much anywhere on the next bid. So there could be 30 320 LAX spots but 30 people already on property that want 320 LAX (or more). Regardless bid it, because secondary vacancies and all.
05-02-2023, 11:54 AM
#25
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Full disclosure, it’s been 5 months since our last AE. I don’t know how much pent up movement is in those 1000 that got hired since then, but it has been recent that you could move base to pretty much anywhere on the next bid. So there could be 30 320 LAX spots but 30 people already on property that want 320 LAX (or more). Regardless bid it, because secondary vacancies and all.
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05-02-2023, 12:26 PM
#26
Can’t find crew pickup
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Edit: unless something changed in this contract, I haven’t looked at any new bidding language yet.
05-02-2023, 04:27 PM
#27
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05-02-2023, 05:01 PM
#29
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First conversion could be 2 Jul (first day of Jul bid period)
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