Prepare Yourselves… 2024 AEs
#1191
Roll’n Thunder
Joined APC: Oct 2009
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Not to hijack the thread here but a question for those with more experience in the airlines. I am currently living in a base and am coming up on the end of my seat lock. Life is pretty great. Having said that I don’t know that I want to fly the same plane the rest of my career. I have a fiancé but no kids or really any serious life responsibilities and she would be cool with me commuting to a different plane. I know there is a strong argument to drive to work (which I currently do) and i get that. But I am wondering if any of you have gotten further on in your life when you have a wife/kids/responsibilities etc. and regretted not flying a certain plane or planes or trying a different type of flying? Even if you had to commute? The way i see it is i have the rest of my career to be based locally and drive to work when i have a family. I dont know if the price of commuting will offset the adventure of learning/flying a new fleet. But I feel like if there is a time to do it’s now.
#1193
Roll’n Thunder
Joined APC: Oct 2009
Position: Pilot
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Ok I just ask more to see what the rush is. The 757, 767, and 717 are all slated to go away sometime in the early 2030s, but other than that we’ll be flying some variant of every other current fleet for 20-30 more years. So there’s no need to jump into a bad situation right now to chase a plant when you can jump into a better situation with better seniority at any point down the road.
#1194
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Oct 2017
Position: 737 A
Posts: 1,027
Not to hijack the thread here but a question for those with more experience in the airlines. I am currently living in a base and am coming up on the end of my seat lock. Life is pretty great. Having said that I don’t know that I want to fly the same plane the rest of my career. I have a fiancé but no kids or really any serious life responsibilities and she would be cool with me commuting to a different plane. I know there is a strong argument to drive to work (which I currently do) and i get that. But I am wondering if any of you have gotten further on in your life when you have a wife/kids/responsibilities etc. and regretted not flying a certain plane or planes or trying a different type of flying? Even if you had to commute? The way i see it is i have the rest of my career to be based locally and drive to work when i have a family. I dont know if the price of commuting will offset the adventure of learning/flying a new fleet. But I feel like if there is a time to do it’s now.
#1195
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Joined APC: Feb 2007
Position: Big ones
Posts: 773
Not to hijack the thread here but a question for those with more experience in the airlines. I am currently living in a base and am coming up on the end of my seat lock. Life is pretty great. Having said that I don’t know that I want to fly the same plane the rest of my career. I have a fiancé but no kids or really any serious life responsibilities and she would be cool with me commuting to a different plane. I know there is a strong argument to drive to work (which I currently do) and i get that. But I am wondering if any of you have gotten further on in your life when you have a wife/kids/responsibilities etc. and regretted not flying a certain plane or planes or trying a different type of flying? Even if you had to commute? The way i see it is i have the rest of my career to be based locally and drive to work when i have a family. I dont know if the price of commuting will offset the adventure of learning/flying a new fleet. But I feel like if there is a time to do it’s now.
back on topic: guessing the 07 wba wall continues to crumble in dtw and nyc this fall with 14ers possibly in Feb in ny. Anybody willing to take an over/under on nyc350 category opening? Feb 2026? Oct 2025? Maybe bos330 will provide some clues.
#1196
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Joined APC: Jun 2015
Posts: 1,756
try it and see. Only you can judge whether it’s worth chasing the new equipment just to drive to work. Fwiw most of us who have been in your shoes conclude after about 6 months that the commute isn't worth it.
back on topic: guessing the 07 wba wall continues to crumble in dtw and nyc this fall with 14ers possibly in Feb in ny. Anybody willing to take an over/under on nyc350 category opening? Feb 2026? Oct 2025? Maybe bos330 will provide some clues.
back on topic: guessing the 07 wba wall continues to crumble in dtw and nyc this fall with 14ers possibly in Feb in ny. Anybody willing to take an over/under on nyc350 category opening? Feb 2026? Oct 2025? Maybe bos330 will provide some clues.
#1197
try it and see. Only you can judge whether it’s worth chasing the new equipment just to drive to work. Fwiw most of us who have been in your shoes conclude after about 6 months that the commute isn't worth it.
back on topic: guessing the 07 wba wall continues to crumble in dtw and nyc this fall with 14ers possibly in Feb in ny. Anybody willing to take an over/under on nyc350 category opening? Feb 2026? Oct 2025? Maybe bos330 will provide some clues.
back on topic: guessing the 07 wba wall continues to crumble in dtw and nyc this fall with 14ers possibly in Feb in ny. Anybody willing to take an over/under on nyc350 category opening? Feb 2026? Oct 2025? Maybe bos330 will provide some clues.
-When does TATL flying on the ER in NYC wind down
-Does it get replaced solely with 330 flying
-Does BOS staffing come from NYC 330 or ER (I think its half and half, but we will see; also if BOS 320 happens that will also impact the timeline)
The bigger NYC330 gets, the sooner it goes to '14 hires
IF NYC350 opens ('26 at the earliest IMHO), its game on for the 2014 crowd
#1198
Not to hijack the thread here but a question for those with more experience in the airlines. I am currently living in a base and am coming up on the end of my seat lock. Life is pretty great. Having said that I don’t know that I want to fly the same plane the rest of my career. I have a fiancé but no kids or really any serious life responsibilities and she would be cool with me commuting to a different plane. I know there is a strong argument to drive to work (which I currently do) and i get that. But I am wondering if any of you have gotten further on in your life when you have a wife/kids/responsibilities etc. and regretted not flying a certain plane or planes or trying a different type of flying? Even if you had to commute? The way i see it is i have the rest of my career to be based locally and drive to work when i have a family. I dont know if the price of commuting will offset the adventure of learning/flying a new fleet. But I feel like if there is a time to do it’s now.
#1199
The AE's continually allude to standing up the BOS 330 base in one bid period (ie: holding pilots current in the aircraft in their current category until other pilots finish training.) I predict a Fall AE with 70 A and 140 B positions. The vast majority of A awardees will be senior NYC pilots (330, 7ER, maybe even a few 765 hold-outs who will learn French so they can drive to work.) They will backfill most but not all of these NYC 330 positions. This will lead to later 2007 hires being awarded 330A in NYC. 2014 hires will have to wait a while.
#1200
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Joined APC: Jun 2015
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