Originally Posted by
757upspilot
757/767
Recalled pilots have been assigned to A-300 and 757SDF / Domestic.
Where the company would put a new hired is a guess . One thing is certain you will get displaced repeatedly, and moved from one aircraft and base as a junior pilot. Commuting is going to be difficult due to your schedule or you will have to move, keep this in mind for the family or a spouse with a career. The bottom of the list schedules are tough enough that we have 327 First officers Bypassing upgrade to avoid the bottom of the list, note this is approximately 20% of the FO seniority list that will take a huge reduction in compensation for a better quality of life.
This is good info ...
Back in 2007 before the push to fill ANC slots, my class went almost everywhere but MIA. Some ONT, some SDF B757/767 International, some domestic SDF and some SDF Md-11. I don't think any A300 at the time.
Some one else asked about RSV. It really varies by fleet. I can only speak for the international fleets. Typically 15 days RSV followed by 13 off. Occasionally this can become 20-30 days in a row during the interface of bid periods.
RSV generally does not make it to the bottom in most fleets. IOW, reserve can be a good if you life in base and don't want to fly much. So some bid it to avoid the lousy lines with numerous reports and flip-flop flying. On the other hand, I've been launched on day 1 of RSV and be gone for 13+ days. Then the next period only work 6 days of short trips.
I think the A300 and domestic B757 would have a different experience ... fwiw