Originally Posted by
IamNotARobot
Lol 267 years. Hmmm…I’m trying to make a decision before I show up to Newhire class. Ive met a couple of the junior 777 guys with lines…even if it’s a few random months per year-I like that! Do you have any insight on a 78 vs 77 schedule in ewr? Thanks!
A few data points. The crew resources direction as we were coming out of Covid in 2021 was the 777 was going to be the larger base in EWR. Then Putin invaded Ukraine and we lost Russian airspace, which took away the most productive flying (I don't know why EWR-TLV is exclusively 787 right now). With China coming back, it will probably be dominated by SFO, which means 777 EWR will backfill the flying to other destinations from other bases. Lots of 4-6 day trips and "W" flying (EWR-Europe-SFO-Europe-EWR). They don't want to draw down the size of the 777 base in EWR because as soon as Russian airspace opens up the 777 flying will expand dramatically and likely return to three and four day trips. That airspace could open up in months... or years after many of us retire. No one outside the Kremlin knows. LSS... the 777 is the larger base in EWR, but the 787 is the WB future of the airline, particularly as 777s begin leaving the property in '27.