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10-20-2023, 10:11 AM

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flyboy043

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Originally Posted by Desdi

Im right over 3000 just over 6 1/2 yrs seniority in JFK FO….. haven’t flown a redeye unless it was a VDA in over a year…. Bidding commutable 3-4 days both sides…. You don’t know how to bid my friend!

im around 70-80% and I don’t do redeyes unless I choose to so I’m also confused.

10-20-2023, 11:18 AM

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DrSmacFum

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Originally Posted by flyboy043

im around 70-80% and I don’t do redeyes unless I choose to so I’m also confused.

same, I don’t think he is bidding properly

10-20-2023, 02:15 PM

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CareerPivot

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Originally Posted by I was inverted

I see LAX/SFO/LAS maybe some PHX as the current west coast growth targets depending on how the merger goes (from a pretty good source).

Kind of separately but related to west coast growth so I’ll mention it, I don’t think B6 will play the PNW game unless/until an Alaska merger is in play. If this NK acquisition fails, I wouldn’t be surprised to see AS try a B6 acquisition. If it’s successful, I wouldn’t be surprised to see B6 go after AS when the NK merger dust settles.

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Originally Posted by I was inverted

sorry for the deviation from class drops, just realized this was the class drop thread. I bet we continue to see some LAX drops sprinkled throughout. Not a ton. But some.

Seems to really have stagnated. Only 9 in this class did raise my eye brows. Wonder if we're slowing training or are we getting less applicants?

10-20-2023, 02:17 PM

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David Puddy

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Originally Posted by dreadFOroberts

Thanks!

Is SQ (that is the Europe flying, right?) common for new hires?

Are those trips typically commutable? Are the overnights good, or is it kind of a grind?

Also curious about the A220 - don't know anyone who flies it. Nice airplane? How does it compare to a 320?

People I know who fly the A220 at Delta and JB love it - easiest airplane they have ever flown. It has quirks like all airplanes but it is highly automated (makes the A320/21 cockpit look ancient) and it has a comfortable cockpit. No doubt the route variety on the A220 at JB will improve as more airframes arrive.

10-20-2023, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by flyboy043

im around 70-80% and I don’t do redeyes unless I choose to so I’m also confused.

I’m not a Kennedy guy, but it depends what he’s looking for. If you’re bidding trips that are commutable on both ends (especially if your first commute in is after say 10:00 and you last commute out is before 19:00), and you want weekends off, then redeye are pretty likely. If you’re local, don’t care about commutability, and/or don’t care about weekends off, then it’s much easier to avoid redeyes.

10-20-2023, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by CareerPivot

I think we're gate restricted at LAX for now. 5 gates now means we only get 40 flights a day or so. With NK we'll have 10 gates and 80 flights per day. Not sure how we get more gates from there, I don't see AA giving any up. I'm not sure about an AS marriage. Might a cultural fit, but all boeing vs all airbus?

Seems to really have stagnated. Only 9 in this class did raise my eye brows. Wonder if we're slowing training or are we getting less applicants?

Slowing hiring a bit.