Originally Posted by
buzzpat
Word in the 73 world is that the 75s aren't going anywhere soon. Which makes the -900s growth aircraft for the foreseeable future. That means hiring. And based on the lack of reserve coverage lately on the narrow body's seems to me to be a little late. We can't cover the trips on the books. I was supposed to fly the GDL red eye from LAX to GDL. CA no showed, no green slips and no IAs. The trip went no op and I burned out. Full boat to GDL and no CA 12 hours later. That cost the company a pretty penny. There goes the overmanned theory.
Here's what I was told a month or two ago. These 757's are staying:
Ships 685 through 6717
Ships 5635 through 5657
Ships 6801 through 6818
The 6800's are being refitted with those lie-flat seats for the JFK runs. And the other birds are suppose to be gutted and refitted with 20 first class seats and seat right around 200 total.