Originally Posted by
Sliceback
Find the AA new hire nearest that seniority and it would be a better 'apples to apples' comparison.
Just checked...junior 777 was an AA new hire. Second to the bottom 787 CA was also an AA new hire. The jump of 156 seniority numbers is the end of the 1993 new hires and the beginning of the 1998 new hires which is why there's a 5 year jump.
I can add a little more color to it from my perspective. First I'm amazed I figured out how to log back in after so long. I'm an AWA 97 hire and went to 777CA school in May of 2022. At that time only a west 97 hire could touch it, no AA 98 or East 99 hire could hold it. The East and AA hires adjacent to me on the SLI are 86 and 91 hires respectively.
In recent vacancy awards I have seen AA 98 hires get it, but I'm not sure about East. If not already, it shouldn't be to long I would imagine. TWA folks would be sometime after that.