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
Good for you, but your “interests” and prior experience don’t mean anything when it comes down to the company needs. All depends on what your seniority can hold and you don’t even know what the class will offer and where you will end up with your class seniority. As others have said, there haven’t been any training slots for 145s for a while. That could change literally with the next class or bid. Depends what AAG decides to do with 145s and how successful AAG and Envoy is at getting people in the door and trained as well as continuing to find more 170s that are suitable to replace the 145s. They don’t WANT to train people in the 145, but it all comes down to what the bean counters think will make them two extra cents.