Originally Posted by
TipTanks
What's the official company line on what aircraft you will be assigned? I know historically you didn't know what aircraft you would be flying until you started class, and it was bid by class seniority.
With the 145s withering on the vine, and the announced additions to the E-170/5 fleet, has that changed?
To put it bluntly, I'm already typed on the 170/190 and I wouldn't be interested in flying the 145
there is no official company line, you never know what's going to be offered in class until the day you show up.
the only indication is that
currently the standing vacancy is ORD 175 CA - meaning that if you come here with the qualifying time to be a DEC that's what you can put in for and likely get. This might change in October as a result of the next vacancy bid. Also when people that are way more senior to you get displaced off of 145 as it winds down, they get to choose where they go and junior people get displaced as a result (to other bases most likely. I imagine MIA might become junior at one point as the result, but that's just a guess).
In other words, feel free to get up and walk out of the door if your class doesn't have what you want.