Originally Posted by
Punkah Louvre
I disagree. The Aircraft and Base drops are entirely dependent on whatever voodoo spell was last cast by Crew Planning.
My class got pretty much every possible combination apart from MSP -9.
With the seat lock this could become even more important. I don't think many new hires bid for the Deuce; but clever ones may consider it. A decent break after OE, near immediate Line and lashings of Premium pay make it a contender for the smart money.
The only good advice I've heard about class drops is to bid what you want, and fly what you get.
With Endeavor primed for some significant growth over the coming months you won't go too far wrong..
I think the time to have been awarded the deuce was 9 months ago. With the seat lock things will become very stagnant on the deuce for someone hired today. It’s full of new hires not going anywhere! Meanwhile the 900 has more senior fos primed for immediate upgrade.
And that open time will quickly disappear. I counted like 50 pilots assigned to the 200 in nyc, most still in training, and 11 lines. Wtf?