Originally Posted by
Catboatsailor
For anyone considering joining Delta, no I wouldn't consider it a viable wide body career path. The 757 will be phased out in the next 10 years, replaced by 321 & 737-900. 767 flying will be replace with A330. I'd guess that most senior FO's on the 7ER will switch to the 330 forcing it to be a super senior aircraft. I've flown with too many right seat lifer's.
In the last two years the 7ER fleet was slammed with new hire training. I don't see a cycle like that ever happening again for that fleet.
While you are right that the 76ER will be replaced by the 330, in the short term...(5-10 years) the ER category will be relatively stable. And I will bet the 757 out lasts me by a long shot (I have 13 years to go).