New Hire Classes and Drops
12-14-2023, 06:18 AM
#3492
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The first A321 NEO is in regular passenger service. It started flying passengers the last week of Nov. I flew it last week. Pretty sure #2 is in UAL hands but hasn’t started passenger service yet. The first NEOs will go to ORD per Flight Operations.
The A321 XLRs are delayed. Air Bus hasn’t certified them yet.
12-14-2023, 07:30 AM
#3493
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The first A321 NEO is in regular passenger service. It started flying passengers the last week of Nov. I flew it last week. Pretty sure #2 is in UAL hands but hasn’t started passenger service yet. The first NEOs will go to ORD per Flight Operations.
The A321 XLRs are delayed. Air Bus hasn’t certified them yet.
The A321 XLRs are delayed. Air Bus hasn’t certified them yet.
today starts ORD-FLL as well.
True that the XLR hasnt been certifed yet (latest ive seen is spring 2024) but really shouldn't impact United since we were not supposed to get them until late 2024, with international service in 2025.
https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/p...atlantic-route
12-14-2023, 03:21 PM
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12-16-2023, 05:18 AM
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Not always, a lot of bases it’s pretty close. Thing with how United uses the bus it’s typically more legs to smaller towns, where 737 is further legs often to islands/ South America etc. Great choice to have. Flew the 737 for years, if I upgrade I’d like to do the bus for a change, but it’s much smaller fleet, so less pairing choices/ability to trade. And a final point for the 737 we are getting a lot more of them, some will be replacements but I think everyone agrees seniority progression resides on it
12-16-2023, 06:11 AM
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Not always, a lot of bases it’s pretty close. Thing with how United uses the bus it’s typically more legs to smaller towns, where 737 is further legs often to islands/ South America etc. Great choice to have. Flew the 737 for years, if I upgrade I’d like to do the bus for a change, but it’s much smaller fleet, so less pairing choices/ability to trade. And a final point for the 737 we are getting a lot more of them, some will be replacements but I think everyone agrees seniority progression resides on it
something to consider, and again, I’m just going off what others have told me. I haven’t studied the bid packages to verify.
12-16-2023, 07:08 AM
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Not always, a lot of bases it’s pretty close. Thing with how United uses the bus it’s typically more legs to smaller towns, where 737 is further legs often to islands/ South America etc. Great choice to have. Flew the 737 for years, if I upgrade I’d like to do the bus for a change, but it’s much smaller fleet, so less pairing choices/ability to trade. And a final point for the 737 we are getting a lot more of them, some will be replacements but I think everyone agrees seniority progression resides on it
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