Originally Posted by
MrMustache
SEA 7ER was once on par with NYC for having the best flying. Not anymore. The only international is to ICN to pick up airplanes from CAN. Enjoy the lock down in ICN. All the ER is doing is 737 flying. Whoopie. The category has shrank from 250+ crews to around 80 in the last 2 years. Buyer beware.
HNL-HND is coming back in March on the ER and the expanding European routes (not out of NYC) like RDU, CVG, BOS will give the ER trips a little bit more variety. Big packets pre covid had good European pairings for West Coast bases where you'd transcon it then follow it up with European flying. And don't forget the vast majority of Hawaii trips, at least for next year or two until the bus takes it. But ER flying is only due to improve from here. It may not last very long in terms of years but as Bob stated the flying will peak in 2023 for ER on west coast and after that will start to decrease and move east. By then neos and 330 will have more deliveries and growth to replace it. But for a new hire today they could still get some good flying in for a little while.