Originally Posted by That Guy 74

I would recommend starting off on the 737, then bidding up to the 756. It's what I did, and it worked beautifully.

I was quickly a lineholder on the 73, and was able to manipulate my schedule, pick up open time/premium pay trips, etc. Around year 3 (currently), you could slide over as a junior lineholder on the 756 and avoid global reserve. I did some global reserve, and while it wasn't bad, I really enjoyed being able to improve my quality of life while maximizing compensation by picking up premium pay trips.

I was glad to have flown the 737 first because it allowed me to concentrate on not only one aircraft type, but also how to be a United Airlines pilot. While you could do the same on the 756 fleet, that fleet is like learning 4 different airplanes on top of learning how to be a United pilot. We have guys & gals who do it straight out of BI, but even as one who is not as sharp as a dagger but still not a blunt butter knife, I'm glad I only had to concentrate on one aircraft type out of BI.

BTW, some of the best flying in the system for both the 73 and the 756 fleets is out of EWR.