Originally Posted by oldmako

When we were hired they told us that for every 747-400 Captain bid, there were 14 bids created downstream do to musical chairs style food fight which ensued. Of course we had the DC10, the Rope Start 47 and the 727 then, along with engineer seats on all three, and two different guppy schools. Now there's the 787 and all the batship stuff going on with the 67 so I'm not surprised at the number nor the news about slowing down 787 deliveries. The merger has been clunky on many fronts and having the right bodies, trained and in the right places would seem to be a huge hurdle. I think this place is in for some rough sledding WRT training and I think those who want to roll the dice could luck out. Just like the guys whose training wasn't completed on time, there will be pearls awarded. Sitting Reserve on the 777 sounds good to me!