Originally Posted by
HTBH
Not sure about that. With the retirements we have coming up in the next couple of years it will be very short timelines to get just about any base in the narrow body you want on the FO side of things. If given the choice of being locked into the MD88 for a minimum of two years to be based in Atlanta versus taking the A320 to NYC knowing that the odds are good you'd get to Atlanta within 6-9 months with the movement that's coming... I think quite a few people would go for the tray table. Just a thought.
I flew the 10 back in the early 2000's. I did enjoy flying Big Sexy as it was referred to.
A bunch of guys & girls used that logic about 2 years ago and they’re either still in NYC, or used the 1 year new hire exemption to the seat lock and have changed fleets (with a 3 year seat lock in their new category).