Originally Posted by
Jet J
Can anyone comment on the QOL out of SFO on the 73? I live about 30 mins from the airport, interview is scheduled later next month. Trying to get a picture of what life might look like the first year.
Airbus would be nice other than the fact that it sounds like it only does RJ style flying and isn’t being handed out as much in class anymore? Seems like 73 is the best way to go for a jr guy because of fleet size, growth and variety of flying? Also how long is it taking guys in SFO to hold a decent line with 15/16 days off on the guppy?
thanks!
I can’t speak to SFO, but I’ve been here for a year at LAX and went back and forth on whether to pick the bus or 73. I went 73. I did so for seniority progression, but to be honest, after a year, my seniority would be the same on either fleet. I also heard that the trips are better on the 73 . Aside from Hawaii, I haven’t found that to be a big deal. On most of my trips, coming from the West Coast, I don’t really have enough time or daylight to explore too much anyway, so it doesn’t matter whether I’m in Boston or Omaha. There are two big ways in which the 737 is better though, in my opinion: there are many more pilots to trade in and out of trips with, and the 73 usually flies one leg less a day than the bus. But the bus is more comfortable. Good luck!