Originally Posted by
FangsF15
Not really anything to worry about with the 717/757 per se. Both are in ATL for the long term (2030+). The 717 is the smallest fleet in ATL, but it also stays pretty junior The 320 is the largest fleet, so in theory it will have more vacancies than other fleets over time.
If you want ATL, I wouldn’t worry about the base, especially with monthly AE’s (supposedly) on the horizon - bid for the airframe. There may not be a vacancy available on every bid, but ALWAYS have a bid in place - “backfills” always generate additional openings above what is posted, and they often come down to NH levels.
I also had a super low SSN. As a result, my NH airframe was NYC M88, no choices for the last 10 in my NH class. I was lucky with the timing of my first AE, and was awarded ATL M88 before I was done with the sims. By the time I got done with OE, I had converted to ATL, and I never even commuted to NY once. Monthly vacancy bids will mean you are much more likely to have a similar experience, even if you get LAX or SEA. NO guarantees though.
All that said, I suspect the amount of NH slots in NYC is about to go up significantly with the monthly bid process. Not saying there won’t be some west coast offered, but the chances will be lower going forward, IMO. And the few that are in a drop might well get snapped up by folks who actually wanted west coast to begin with.
Congrats, and good luck.
Thank you! Overjoyed to be here! Trying to look at it pragmatically, not hand-wringing too much.
Originally Posted by
Wolf424
^ beat me to it
Don’t assume just because you have a low SSN that you’ll be 220 or 717.
The 320, 73N, 220, 717, 7ER, and 330 have all been the plug in various new hire classes in the last year.
It is entirely dependent on your class.
Delta also doesn’t allocate specific numbers per fleet per class like UA. They just tell you the fleet and base and ask you to rank them.
Theoretically, everyone could get their first choice as they assign them based on training capacity. Tons of examples of the plug getting their 1st or 2nd choice.
Don’t worry until there’s something to worry about.
Okay, so how in the world does a new hire get a 330 over an on campus FO? Do the guys not under a seat lock get the first crack at it, or did absolutely no one have the bid in place and got caught by surprise? That seems pretty wild.
Originally Posted by
Buck Rogers
Your not a SSN loser cause you got hired at Delta. Although your number appears bad....I have a kid that also starts with a 0........ followed by another 0......followed by another 0. Now we're are talking a low number!.
Things will work out, albeit, it may take a coupla months. A coupla years down the road it will make an interesting beer chat. Just remember, no good story ever started with...."Their I was drinking a milk...."
Congrats, if this is the biggest hill you have to climb after getting hired by a legacy, you'll have lived a charmed life.
I'll be the first to say, my whole life has been a pretty charmed existence, and a few months or years of sucking it up at the pinnacle air carrier beats the crap outta some of the 'fun' work I've gotten to do in the past. Zero complaints here!
Again, thank you all for the replies. Looking forward to the next month! Since I am new to the 121 side of this world, what can I be studying? I've gotten nothing from the onboarding team, and I don't want to come in and make the class slow down to catch me up on stuff I could have down pat.