I don't see how anyone can say they are X percentile in a category. This AE has people of extremely high seniority being displaced. That is going to cause displacement shuffling all the way down to the bottom.

The MD-88 isn't a bad gig if you don't mind flying 4-5 legs a day, possibly driving or commuting to Newark, and/or rarely having a commutable trip. That is the reality of the MD-88.

I'm writing this message from my hotel. We've had a 5am sign-in at Newark, two 4:15 am bus pickups from the hotels, and tomorrow we get picked up at 6am. Each day had 4 legs and the elapsed time from bus pickup to arriving at the next hotel was 12-14 hours. You certainly do work a lot here.

If you are senior enough to get Boston shuttle trips (yes, they're going senior now), you work up to 5 legs a day with almost no chance of making money on the trip (too much credit) and routinely there are short layovers. I have pushed the minimum time behind the hotel door many times.

Right now the trips are manageable because the ALV is down. But once the summer gets near, you'll be working your butt off.

My two cents.