Originally Posted by
Too Tall
In my opinion if you were to get ATL 7ER as your fist aircraft it will only be a matter of time before you are displaced off it. I think by winter time they will end up bumping the junior guys out, that is unless a lot of the senior FOs bid to narrow body CA spots. As far as the ability to pick up green slips that will be a great possibility on the 88 or the 320, currently they are flowing like water. I would guess if you get the 7ER you will see none and on the 73N very little. To white slip you must be a line holder and your best shot at doing that is going to be on the 717 or M88. Just my take, I'm sure someone else will chime in.
I'd agree with that and add be very cautious about "the ER schedules" when junior. Its not "Paris, First Class, International" anymore. The category is mostly domestic and the international that's left is largely Malaria belt and red eyes south, SVO in the winter, etc. You will occasionally score a premium trip, but there is a very good reason why a new hire could even theoretically be in a position to get that seat: being junior in it sucks. Bad.
You may hear legend and lore about junior pilots in that seat during periods of significant overstaffing (not that long ago actually) and their tales of long call at home for weeks, but you won't be breaking off a piece of that. Like someone said, you have a high chance of being displaced, and if you're not, you will continually be pushed down. More "junior" planes will net you advancement, QOL and earning opportunities far, far in excess of being junior in an ER seat. There's a reason the bottom is so junior in an otherwise senior plane.