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Old 05-07-2006, 07:17 PM
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Flyby1206
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Lets say you start a newhire class and there are a total of 10 people including yourself. They arrange the newhires from oldest (most senior) to youngest (most junior). Then they write on the chalk board the openings/bases they have. IE: 2 DFW ERJ, 1 LAX Saab, 2 SJU ATR, 2 ERJ BOS, 1 ERJ LGA, 1 DFW Saab, 1 ORD CRJ. The oldest person makes his choice, then down the line until all spots are filled. You dont know until that first day of training what will be available and what you might get. If you get a prop (Saab, ATR) you are locked in that aircraft for 1 year. You could still transfer (ATR between SJU-MIA, Saab between LAX-DFW) but not into a jet until after that year. If you get a jet (ERJ/CRJ) you can transfer to any other base that has that particular jet. Hope this explains it. Lately we have had a lot of LGA/BOS ERJ openings.
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