Originally Posted by
Hilltopper89
All those new hires who went 756 6 months ago are now stuck on the bottom of the list for the foreseeable future. Meanwhile, I had a July bus new hire in the jumpseat last week who's already a line holder.
Hopefully for their sake they start sending new hires to the 756 again soon. Unlikely in any significant numbers.
I warned newhires to avoid the 756 back then. Many disagreed with me, in spite of the fact that a 737 or 320 FO could bid up to the 756 at any time. Plus, all aircraft pay the same on year one. I see zero advantage to going to the 756 as a newhire.
Originally Posted by
SVA402
For those of you looking at choosing 737 vs Airbus, is there any way to know which might be a better choice for a specific base? (i.e. which one may have faster movement) Or are there too many changes for that to be reliable and you just have to go with something?
No matter which aircraft you choose - 737 or 320 - it will be the one that takes the longest to get a vacancy in the base you want to go to. Call it FO Murphy's Law.
At this point, it's a crap shoot. Choose the aircraft you'd prefer to fly. If you like noisy, cramped environments, go with the guppy. If you prefer to be reasonably comfortable and have a 110 pound tray table, go with fifi as long as you don't mind the aircraft calling you stupid every time you land.
If it were me, I'd go with fifi. So the guppy's probably a better choice for your desires.
