Now the next step is to get a common type rating with...all Airbus equipment.

Go to training twice in your career, once as a new hire on the A319-320-321 for domestic ops, and then a quick 'differences' course for the A330-350 and International ops.

Don't think Richard's -not- looking at that possibility, long term.

Our present fleet plan is a mess and costing Delta billions per year just in manning, reroutes, dead heading, training, retraining and spare parts. Both Pilots and Mechanics. Now that Delta is making money, it's time to clean up that mess.

Boeing really dropped the ball when they didn't make the 'new' 737's just like the 75-76-777's.

http://leehamnews.com/2014/11/17/a32...les-winner-is/

But at least they will still be able to sell them to South West...