Mixed. But remember Canada and Mexico are domestic.

 

I don't think anyone answered your Lock question, but it changed in the new contract for new hires from 6 months to 12 months. Your Lock-in date doesn't start till the first day of the month you are scheduled to complete training. So if it takes 3 months to get through training it really is a 14-15 month Lock in. They can also withhold you from training when you are awarded it for 12 months (will change to 9 months in Aug or Sept 2026). So really might not see a new equipment for 16-26 months. Then you are locked in to your new equipment for 24 months. So back to the point of it's important to bid the aircraft you want because it may be a while to get something new. The only out is upgrading to CA (for the first time in company) which gets you out of equipment lock and it has to be after 6 months of being on a newly trained equipment.(so if you go 73FO-777FO and hate it you have to do 6 months in 777FO to upgrade to a CA). The contract also says no pilot on probation can bid for a Captain vacancy. I hope I got this all right for you. I'm sure someone else can chime in the areas I may have missed. We also have mutual base trades every month and if you want LGA you most likely will get that very quick.

 

Are you in this class with no LGA/320? If so, agree with others to take the bus anywhere. You'll be able to get LGA easily on the first vacancy. It's unusual to have no LGA/320 in a drop. Depending on your age, it is usually pretty easy to get. We had 23 in my drop!

 

Nov 1

LGA FO 737 I - 5
MIA FO 737 I - 12
BOS FO 737 D - 6
DCA FO 737 D - 5
LGA FO 737 D - 12
CLT FO 320 I - 6
DCA FO 320 I - 3
LAX FO 320 I - 6
MIA FO 320 I - 2
PHL FO 320 I - 2
PHX FO 320 I - 4
LGA FO 320 D - 2

 

If the 29 November class looks like this I will be happy. Being in Kansas City, would CLT or PHX be a better commute? Also looking for which might be better for seniority progression. Thanks for the insight. Trying to make a plan

 

We only do 1 a day it looks like to PHX. I don’t think it really matters since you will likely get DFW or ORD before spending much time in whatever base you get in indoc.

 

Really 65 in this class? Is that right? I thought we were doing 45/week?

 

Might be bumping the next few up to possibly make up for maybe not doing classes last 2 weeks of Dec?

 

Would make sense. Just wondering.

 

They've always had the ability to surge and do it often to meet their goal of hires for the year. For example, when they paused new hire classes in June (or was it July?) for the few classes before and after they surged the numbers to make up for that break.