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Depends on the base, most bases I have almost equal bus/guppy seniority.
Neos/XLR’s are going to change the trip mix considerably and grow the fleet over the next few years as well. Everyone keeps tossing around “growth fleet” but they’re both growth fleets at the end of the day. Percentage growth is probably the biggest QOL driver and I haven’t run the math but since we have far fewer buses to begin with the percent growth is a lot higher than it looks based on the order numbers.
I‘ve never felt a burning desire to spend more time in Florida/the Caribbean, but everyone has their own preferences and that’s kind of the beauty of working at an airline with a bunch of fleets. It’s nice flying fifi but my 73 friends all basically say that the plane kinda sucks but it doesn’t suck badly enough to really affect their day to day QOL.
fifi is the better plane no question.
The XLRs are still a thing of the future. And just read the latest CRU. 320 Ca is fully staffed for next year. Guppy not so much.
you also have just a larger set of trips. Higher volume helps immensely with trip trading.