Originally Posted by
Reaper15C
Can anybody explain why the most junior 73N ATL lineholder is about the same seniority number as the most junior 717 ATL lineholder? (or is the Aug and Sep sched not typical?) Also, they say they are going to give out what 78 73Ns to new hires? Which is about the same as 717s. I guess I am not seeing how you will be stuck longer as the plug in the 73N.
Reality is, it looks that way on most narrowbody seats. Seniority is about the same as most pilots have bidding for QOL over the last decade. IE No movement so be in a seat that gives you QOL over pay. All of that is about to change.
Also, equalizing the new hires on the 717, M88, 73N and about 108 to the ER, allows DAL to hire more new hires per month. If they are able to throw new hires in to more fleets at the same time. It allows more initial programs to be simultaneously occurring, thus increasing thru-put in the training pipeline.