Originally Posted by
Herkynav1
Can anyone offer insight in to 737 / 320 flying out of EWR should that be in the drop. I have a class date of 12 Feb and I'm looking to try and figure out which equipment would be the best to select on day 1. Best seniority, best trips, fastest to hold a line and anything else that would be pertinent to think about. I appreciate the guidance. I'll be commuting for a few years.
The 320 in EWR recently has actually been fairly stagnant. That will change come May thanks to this last huge vacancy bid. For perspective, I was hired in Sept. Until this April, my seniority on the 737 would be 7% higher than it currently is on the Bus. In May they’ll even out with 11% movement on the bus, as to only 3% on the 737. 320 has ~180 pilots, whereas the 737 has ~430 pilots. I’m 99.9% sure they’ll offer both 320/737 EWR for your class, as there’s still a bunch of vacancies in each. Honestly, there’s so much movement right now due to the 787 coming to EWR that seniority is a moving target.
I think you’ll see the most growth and movement on the 737, as that’s where most of the a/c orders are, but that’s just based on the last 3 months and next 3 months. There are a bunch of ex-EasyJet Buses incoming though, but not near the same scale as the Max orders. 737 has more night-time redeye flying. Bus has more trips out of LGA, only by a few percentage points though. I can’t speak to the flying on the 737, but the Bus is a very comfy aircraft to fly. You’ll fly anywhere between 1-4 legs a day. Trips range anywhere from an EWR-IAD turn, to an EWR-SEA transcon (which I’d personally rather fly in the front of a ‘bus than a 737). Tray table is great too.