Originally Posted by
flyguy2015
How much seniority, approx. does it currently take to get a line out of DFW with 12 days off per month?
175 DFW has been about 2 months of reserve for new hires after training. DFW 145 last month went up significantly to 2.5 years due to a big reduction of hard lines for September. That is our most senior status by far. With all the upgrades scheduled over the next few months though and FO's leaving DFW 145 to the left seat, this will start to drop very quickly.
Once flows get moving full speed again now that the AA recall deferral process is finally over, movement will pickup rapidly again losing 30+ a month off the top. Although the reserve time is rediculous for the pilots stuck there the last couple years throughout our stagnation and shrinkage period with virtually no hiring into the 145 DFW, a new hire today will move MUCH quicker than they did. For someone hired today, it would probably be 6 months or less by then. 6 months from now, nobody will be on reserve very long.