Originally Posted by
tcco94
DO NOT be fooled to fly a 757/767 and be based in ATL. It’s among some of the worst flying in the airline and if you want to fly on the fleet and actually enjoy good trips you would need to look at LAX/NYC. Which do have a handful of bad rotations. But wanna know why? It’s either a sports charter or…it’s a trip going through ATL. The key to good ER flying is avoiding ATL.
so if I was a new hire I would not pick ER if my plan was to be in ATL.
That's just ATL flying in general. I'm not really sure it's any worse or better than the 737 or 320 in ATL. Instead of Tampa, Fort Lauderdale, and Miami, you'll be going to Birmingham, Gulfport, and Memphis. The rotations for junior guys aren't drastically different. The biggest difference is on the ER, you'll get the occasional Europe/SA/Caribbean flying. On the bus, the best you're getting is a cross country. On the 737, you'll get the Caribbean. The ceiling on the ER is much higher.
Re: ER flying...
SEAER - Closing
LAXER - Red eyes, plus you're likely long-distance commuting if you're considering ATL
NYCER - You're likely commuting to NYC, and the junior trips tend to be non commutable. It does have the best Europe flying in the system though.
If the goal is ATL, the ER makes a lot of sense. One nice thing about the ATL trips (at least on last month's package) is that ATL had the most commutable rotations on the fleet. It's also the largest category at the air line. Lots of opportunities to SWP/Swap Board.