Originally Posted by
arjanssen
For those Continental folks.... What are the chances of a new hire getting assigned to a wide-body right away?
If the chances are good, what are the monthly schedules like? The reason I'm asking is that my wife and I want to live on the west coast, so I'd have to commute, but if you only have to do two long trips a month, it seems like it wouldn't be too bad.
What do you think?
Previously we had 777 slots for new-hires in EWR. You will be on reserve for years, (777 or 757/767), and have 12 days off that the company will roll at their leisure. The 737 out of IAH is much more commutable than EWR. EWR trips start early and end very late. You will be on reserve less in EWR as IAH is pretty senior. Best bet for commuting as a newbie would be stick it out on the 757 out of EWR as they have very commutable schedules and you'll get to see just about every city on the European continent.