Originally Posted by Big E 757

The 717 deliveries are almost complete. We have 82 A321's coming over the next 3-4 years with only 4 sims. I have a sneaky feeling, Delta's planning being what it is, that the A320 fleet is going to be quite lucrative in the near future, and movement is going to be fast and furious. The 717 will be staffed adequately within the next year or so, my opinion only, and the company is going to be playing catch-up on the 320 for the foreseeable future.

Also, if you're going to be commuting, the A320 trips over the past 6 months have been way, way more commuter friendly.

I've been watching the bid packages over the past 6 months on the 717 and 320 in NYC, trying to stategerize a Captain bid, and as a commuter, the A320 was the only answer for me.