Originally Posted by
Stud7094
When I was offered the job last month I specifically asked them about bases and type. I was told most new hires till feb/mar should be 73 ewr/Iah and come November a few 756 ewr. The 320 slots would be in spring unless guys from furlough are coming back to that aircraft. As we all know crew planning changes everyday so take what I was told with a grain of salt. I just hope for ewr...
Take it with a grain of salt. There are many moving parts right now.
FWIW, all new-hire training on the 737 with bases in EWR/IAH
was the plan---and is one that UAL is still pursuing to a certain extent.
However, ALPA is also rightfully holding the company's feet to the fire and has reminded the company that new-hires
must be placed in unfilled vacancies from equipment awards and not just where the company has convenient near-term training capacity. There should be another equipment bid opening very soon that will provide some insight into the future bases/fleets for new-hires. In fact, line pilots are being told to expect monthly equipment bids for the foreseeable future.
Stay tuned.