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Originally Posted by PNWFlyer (Post 2725417)

So leave them. I like my schedule. I get the days off I want. What more is there? You are obviously not getting it.

Leave who? What?

I’ve been “here” less time than you’ve been “there” and am enjoying the same. I certainly do get it.

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Originally Posted by lowflying (Post 2725381)

I take melatonin for sleep, counting sheep never worked for me personally;-)

You should read your post out loud or maybe ask a friend to read them before you hit submit.

Check your relitive seniority in a VRD base. I’ll save you the time, it’s 85%. Ready yourself for stagnation.

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Originally Posted by PNWFlyer (Post 2725346)

We I am approaching 2 years at Alaska and I am bidding 64% in Seattle. Friends at Delta on the 73 in Seattle are 84% at 4 years. That is how I sleep, using math.

Well for starters you are full of crap. I've been at delta almost 3 years and I would be 56% in Seattle.....just math....
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But instead I choose to be 68% in Seattle on the 75/76....kinda nice to have options...

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Originally Posted by PNWFlyer (Post 2725412)

Then someone doesn’t know how to do math because people don’t leave the 73 in SEA and they go a lot of 74 displaments. If the are <40% then their schedules suck worse than ours and that is saying a lot.

3 and a half years in at Alaska and I bid for 14-15 day off lines. I'm sure they aren't jealous of the schedule here nor the inflexibility of it.

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Originally Posted by PNWFlyer (Post 2725346)

We I am approaching 2 years at Alaska and I am bidding 64% in Seattle. Friends at Delta on the 73 in Seattle are 84% at 4 years. That is how I sleep, using math.

Ouch. Your sleep must be pretty crappy then because you’re obviously way off.

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Originally Posted by tunes (Post 2725428)

* Flying only international with 17-19 days off a month.

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Originally Posted by PNWFlyer (Post 2725346)

We I am approaching 2 years at Alaska and I am bidding 64% in Seattle. Friends at Delta on the 73 in Seattle are 84% at 4 years. That is how I sleep, using math.

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Originally Posted by PNWFlyer (Post 2725412)

I've been at Delta a little over 1 year and I'm showing 84% in Seattle and have been holding a line in SEA on the 737 for a while now.

A lot of people leave the 73 in SEA. Some bid to 757/767, others A330. Some bid to commute for either upgrade or seniority reasons. A single 330 retirement can ripple through the entire company as people upgrade and move around. If everyone is wanting to stay in Seattle it has the potential to upgrade or otherwise move 6 pilots to either a higher seniority in their seat or a higher seniority seat (it's actually more complicated than that of course). I've flown with Captains who are pondering bidding to a widebody commute (and some do).

Alaska 73 pilots might not leave SEA... but there's plenty of movement on the 73 at DAL.

I'm not sure what you are trying to say about schedules, are you saying you don't like the schedules of people you know? If so it's all because they are intentionally making them like that, so there must be something they like about it.

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Originally Posted by tunes (Post 2725428)

I really appreciate you Delta guys coming in and setting the record straight. The ALK bubble in Seattle is strong and these guys have convinced themselves they've got the best jobs in the industry.

Thanks for laying down some hard facts. Maybe it will help them rethink their situations.

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Originally Posted by OOfff (Post 2725349)

12/14 hires are <40% on the SEA 737 list at DL

2014 hires at Delta are the lottery. Those guys are like 10k out of 14.5k today. You start at Delta today, you’ll have 4,600 ahead of you with their average newhire age of 37.

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Originally Posted by ShyGuy (Post 2725568)

2014 hires at Delta are the lottery. Those guys are like 10k out of 14.5k today. You start at Delta today, you’ll have 4,600 ahead of you with their average newhire age of 37.

yeah, totally worth not going there for it...