Originally Posted by
gettinbumped
SUX4U, to answer your question directly. It sounds like you are headed to the 756 like it or not, so that changes things a bit. If you want west coast, 737 is definitely the way to go. The 320 is junior out here, but it's shrinking or at the very least stagnant as they move the flying to IAH and EWR. But it sounds like 756 out of school, so in that case you will be looking to target LAX as there isn't any 756 out of SFO to BAT into. I don't think you can BID the 76T SFO out of newhire school as you will be frozen in the 756, but I'm not terribly up on how freezes work for newhires so find someone in the schoolhouse who is more familiar with that aspect of it.
Sounds like there might be a small bit of growth for the LAX 756 as they transition to a single fleet, but there has been no mention in SFO of any growth on the 76T or an introduction of 756 flying there- and I attended SFO OET so I can assure you it wasn't mentioned there either officially or unofficially. I've been trying to get back to the left seat of the 76T in SFO since I got bumped off it in 2009, so I've been watching for any growth. None to report, and none even hinted at. Supposed to combine the 756 and 76T summer 2016 or so, but UAL is notorious for missing planned dates. The good news is it's the best airplane I've ever flown so you will LOVE it. Hope that helps a bit. PM me if you want more thoughts, just keep in mind ALL this just best guess and speculation. The plan changes CONSTANTLY
Thank you very much for taking the time to address my question directly. If I have to sit in EWR on the 756 for a year or two, so be it. If growth happens in LAX or I can slip into IAH a year into it, that will be great. If not, I will make the best of being in NYC and flying a great fleet. I imagine I will be PM'ing you shortly with some additional questions. Thanks again!