Originally Posted by
flydc
I was hired in Jan'17. PHL E190.
For June, I was #113 out of 144. I'll be on SC reserve with only one weekend off. Most junior LC reserve is 13 numbers ahead of me and the most junior line holder is 22 numbers ahead of me.
Looking at PBS awards for other bases... there are lineholders junior to me on the Airbus at LGA and UDC. I'd be LC reserve on the 737 in MIA and only 3 numbers away from being a lineholder.
AA is great, the E190 is a nice jet, and the crews are wonderful. I'm very happy and fortunate to be here. However, all the talk of fast movement on the E190 hasn't turned out to be true for me. The seat lock is 6 months from scheduled training completion and they can withhold you for up to 1yr after the effective date of the award. For me, that means they can withhold me until August of 2018, which is way longer than I care to be on the E190.
Just something for you guys to consider when you're bidding on your jet!
True, but if you look at the award report, 15 or so of those beneath that 113 seniority no. weren't awarded anything at all which you would have to assume means they are still in training? So its actually more like being 113 out of 129. That said the same thing happened to me as an FO on the 190 where buddies of mine a few months senior moved up quick and I was stuck on reserve SC/LC for 8 months or so. The churn at the bottom (FO 190) ebbs and flows. Still overall, if you want to move up and be guaranteed no red eyes, the 190 isn't a bad place to be in terms of schedule and pay, especially now with the lock only being 6 months or if you live in the Philly area.
The other hidden gem in the system if you can get it is UDC (DCA) which also has relatively few red eyes, only problem there is crashpads are either scarce or expensive.
good luck to everyone.