New Hire Classes and Drops
12-28-2023, 06:36 PM
#3541
off weekends (if Reserve)
Joined APC: May 2023
Posts: 331
Notwithstanding much quicker movement than JetBlue and The Spirit for certain, and I would guess quicker than any other LCC Airbus player I'd imagine.
12-29-2023, 12:08 PM
#3542
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Jan 2020
Posts: 291
if you got into this industry to be on a 4 day vacation every trip then yeah the DEN 756 flying is terrible. If you want to work very productive 2 and 3 day trips then the flying is great. You can get 16-17 days off easily.
The Hawaii flying is fun once your there but that redeye home is one of the worst in the system.
The red eyes can be avoided.
The Hawaii flying is fun once your there but that redeye home is one of the worst in the system.
The red eyes can be avoided.
12-29-2023, 12:12 PM
#3543
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Joined APC: Mar 2005
Position: Off to the left!
Posts: 465
Every bid is different, and it depends on what other people want to do. The best answer is: May be sooner, may be later, but it depends on what happens going forward with vacancy bids. There isn't a definitive answer.
12-29-2023, 03:04 PM
#3544
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Joined APC: Apr 2015
Posts: 2,524
The answer to the question folks can provide is how jr DEN 756 goes every vacancy bid.
How long to hold it has too many variables because one vacancy, the most jr guy might be able to hold it, the next bid, you might need 2 years or more to hold it. A lot depends on what folks senior to you want to do….
DEN 756 flying is nothing to write home about….
12-30-2023, 09:46 AM
#3545
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Posts: 856
Den 756 is a very small base. Far fewer than 100 FO's
The 9 month timeline looks -about- reasonable at present. As reasonable as any other number. But that small a base can swing hard one way or another just based on a few people's random life circumstances. Not to mention that 9 months ago and 9 months from now aren't in any way guaranteed to be similar.
What can be said is that both Den 737 and 320 FO are big and very junior at present and getting one of them (esp 737) quickly is a close to certain as you can predict.
Take one of those and sit tight til a 756 slot comes open.
The 9 month timeline looks -about- reasonable at present. As reasonable as any other number. But that small a base can swing hard one way or another just based on a few people's random life circumstances. Not to mention that 9 months ago and 9 months from now aren't in any way guaranteed to be similar.
What can be said is that both Den 737 and 320 FO are big and very junior at present and getting one of them (esp 737) quickly is a close to certain as you can predict.
Take one of those and sit tight til a 756 slot comes open.
01-02-2024, 09:57 AM
#3549
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Posts: 1,358
01-02-2024, 10:42 AM
#3550
Line Holder
Joined APC: Jun 2010
Position: Captain
Posts: 89
Den 756 is a very small base. Far fewer than 100 FO's
The 9 month timeline looks -about- reasonable at present. As reasonable as any other number. But that small a base can swing hard one way or another just based on a few people's random life circumstances. Not to mention that 9 months ago and 9 months from now aren't in any way guaranteed to be similar.
What can be said is that both Den 737 and 320 FO are big and very junior at present and getting one of them (esp 737) quickly is a close to certain as you can predict.
Take one of those and sit tight til a 756 slot comes open.
The 9 month timeline looks -about- reasonable at present. As reasonable as any other number. But that small a base can swing hard one way or another just based on a few people's random life circumstances. Not to mention that 9 months ago and 9 months from now aren't in any way guaranteed to be similar.
What can be said is that both Den 737 and 320 FO are big and very junior at present and getting one of them (esp 737) quickly is a close to certain as you can predict.
Take one of those and sit tight til a 756 slot comes open.
How long to hold ORD as newhire, ie NB 73 Captain? I understand SFO/DEN/EWR are junior for now. Thanks in advance.
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