Originally Posted by
sky jet
OK, ask the guys the got 2/3rds of the way through classic training and then got sent to the 400. I could give other examples but trust me, they will ask you your choice but if something changes or they feel that another candidate would be better in a particular slot you are not getting your first choice. A new hire is on probation at Kalitta Air for a year, just like almost every airline in the Western world, and during that year they can do pretty much anything they please with your equipment choice.
The guys that were pulled from the classic and put on the 400 were the lucky ones. Did you ever talk to the guys right above that finished and went to the classic? Do you know how often they flew? It was done for a good reason. As a new hire today, I wouldn't waste any energy worrying about switching equipment midstream. It would also be a logistics nightmare for the training department today.