Originally Posted by
Delta2heavy
I apologize if this has been talked about before, heck I may have even already asked this question on past ae but I think there is a chance of me actually being awarded something this time. For those who have done both, living in a delta base, what did you find better, being senior on domestic narrow body or being junior, maybe very junior on a widebody?
I've done both (and didn't commute) - the money is better on the wide body, even being more junior on reserve. But above about 85-90% in category (on the widebody) you're going to be working more regularly (because likely going to be working weekends, whether reserve or line holder). But if you can sit reserve M-F you're less likely to work (outside the summer, in the summer, everyone on a widebody flies)
Being pretty senior on a narrow body was nice, I got very good trips that went to places I wanted to go, and paid good hours for the days flown. What was also nice in my base was either bidding or WS one day trips that paid well. (8 hr turns to the caribbean for example).