Originally Posted by
Tyrion
Actually it is less than 1300 line holders. And a lot of those lines are less than 75 hours. You kids sure seem to have problems counting. The 500 pilot gap is filled by guy in training, loa's, mgmt, instructors, etc.
If you catch a growth wave just right, like you did in DFW on 175 and live local to pick up OT, sure you can get close to 1000 hours in a year. Enjoy the next year on reserve commuting to NY. Just realize that you are the exception. Guys hired ahead of you have just recently started becoming lineholders on the 145. Soon the bottom guy in DFW on the 175 will be like that bottom guy in Miami. All the growth and new deliveries are shifting to ORD. The DFW 175 FO story was good while it lasted, but the music is stopping.
I edited my post after you replied to it, we have 646 reserves and 1110 lineholders excluding CMP and RLF.
And no, I won't commute to NY for a year. You sure seem to have problems counting. I'm less than 200 numbers from junior DCE. And I'm still months away from the actual award.
Like I said, I got lucky. You might too. But it's not guaranteed. If you live in base, it's not a bad gig. Likely the best one there is in DFW.
Guys hired a few months after me are lineholders in DFE. Just FYI.