Originally Posted by
AerChungus
Had this debate with myself a couple weeks ago. Went on widget seniority to see how long it would take me to hold the junior widebody (excluding 75/76) CA slot at Delta as a new hire: for the A330 out of JFK it was 31 years. Not a dig at the earning potential of a 320 CA or A350 FO by any means, but that's a long time to be waiting for the opportunity to trade your Christmases and Thanksgivings for widebody captain pay
His website has its uses, but his projections are difficult to follow. 31 years would get you up to about 2200 on the seniority list. For reference, the junior NYC330A is 3700ish. And it will likely go significantly junior to that on this current AE.