2026 class drops
03-01-2026 | 10:15 AM
#101
New Kid In Town
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CLT Bus Wait
10/01 Indoc class here, no CLT for our class so I chose the Bus in PHL. Got CLT as a preference for June. My first trip was in Dec, so it will be a six month wait. Dec and Jan classes had some CLTs right out of Indoc, and as the previous post said, they were all A320. I can drive to CLT so that痴 better for me, but PHL is an arguably a better base. Better seniority and a much easier airport to navigate. And while the CLT leadership seems fine, I like the PHL leadership.
03-01-2026 | 11:25 AM
#102
Line Holder
Joined: Jun 2014
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You definitely want the bus in CLT. 737 is small and senior. Unfortunately the bus in CLT has more regional type flying (3 & 4 leg days).
03-01-2026 | 02:35 PM
#103
SrFOorJrCAisthe?
Joined: Sep 2017
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Also, take a Bus anywhere if you desire CLT 320 eventually. If you end up on the 73 you WILL get withheld and itll be a year+ before youre actually there; all while watching new hires go into a seat you bid for 6+months earlier...
03-02-2026 | 11:56 AM
#104
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03-03-2026 | 06:43 AM
#108
On Reserve
Joined: Mar 2013
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I知 down to about 40-50% bus FO in CLT and prioritizing 2 legs over 3 in PBS has gotten more complicated. Instead of an RDU turn and leg to Florida for 9 hours you might go to MIA, sit for 3 then off to LAX for a 12 hour day.
If reigning in the optimizer is impossible witchcraft can we at least get more PBS layers to sort through the garbage a little easier? No? Ok got it thanks.
If reigning in the optimizer is impossible witchcraft can we at least get more PBS layers to sort through the garbage a little easier? No? Ok got it thanks.
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