Originally Posted by captkdobbs

To clarify:

The "756" category is the 767-400 and is strictly a 'wide body international' category. I don't think that category will ever be on a new-hire drop. The most junior pilot in this category has a decade on property.



The "7ER" category consists of the 757-200/300 and 767-300/300ER. It is a hybrid domestic/international narrow/wide-body category.



It was offered as a new-hire drop when (I believe) the 'shrinking fleet' talk was rampant and current line guys weren't willing to risk bidding to the category just to get displaced when the airplanes were parked. Now that the talk of parking the fleet has decreased dramatically, positions are currently being covered by the AE process.

Just some information. I may be completely wrong as to peoples' motivation, though.