Has anyone heard the fleet/base offerings for the Jan 10th class?

 

I'll be in the 10 Jan class, this is what they just sent for the drop:

737/FO:
5 LAX/D
6 LGA/D
6 MIA/I

320/FO:
7 LAX/I
10 MIA/I

190/FO:
6 PHL/I

I have a few *easy* questions that I hope the kind forum members would help answer concerning QOL of the 737/D vs 320/I at LAX:

Given what happened in the past and what you think might happen with the PHX reductions what plane would offer better QOL in terms of:

1) What plane can I hold LCR the fastest? How about a line?
2) What plane reserves are used more often?
3) What plane offers more efficient trips?
4) How much domestic flying does the "/I" division actually do from LAX?


My facts and priorities:

-I live in Hawaii and will need to commute from there for at least 18 months
-I want to maximize my time home and minimize the pain of commute, I'd drop trips down to about 50-60 hours a month if I could
-After 18 months, I'll probably move to LAX and want to fly at least guarantee
-I'm ex AF, now ANG with a E-175 background as well
-Long term goal is long-haul international with the option for the opposite

I've gleaned enough info off the forum concerning MIA 320 vs 737 already. If I'm forced to go east coast, I might even consider the E190 considering the movement there. My biggest concern is that the reserves are probably very minimal and thus not much flexibility for dropping trips once I do get a line.

 

There are still dozens of A320 pilots wanting to transfer into LAX. Last bid award the most junior Lax A320 award was 3000 from the bottom. It's BS they are offering it to new hires. A320 trips out of Lax are more commutable than the 737. 737 has trips out of SAN, ONT, and SNA too. The 320 does a lot of domestic. They also do Hawaii flying. A lot of PHX flying on the 320 is transferring to LAX but we don't know how much. I'd guess you're more likely to move up faster on the 737 because there are still dozens of guys on property trying to get LAX 320.

 

Don't expect to be dropping any trips. Red will become your favorite color.


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He's in the ANG, so it can be done much easier for him.

 

When did you interview? Just curious of the current timeline, thanks and good luck!

 

For reference... I interviewed mid December and we have several of us in the 24 Jan indoc class... one guy is even in the 10 Jan class because someone dropped out. They told us at the interview that there is no new hire pool of pilots awaiting training, so they are hiring to fill training dates.

 

Sounds great, quick turnaround, thanks

 

Watch out for weight restricted airbuses from Hawaii. You can thank 66% of the pilot group for being ok with no jumpseat weight protections for a minimum of 2 extra years than we had to.

 

The only weight restrictions we ever get are from LIH, and to a much lesser extent, OGG. Out of HNL and KOA there are never any weight restrictions. Ever. We go full pax all the time and I've even seen topped off fuel and 181 pax.