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01-25-2020 | 02:27 PM

#571

4fans

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Originally Posted by igotgummed

that is a a true statement

well that sucks.

01-25-2020 | 02:36 PM

#572

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Originally Posted by 4fans

well that sucks.

and it’s total bs. No 320 guy needs an EXTRA day of training to go to the big bus. If anything, 12 is too long as it is!!!

01-25-2020 | 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by igotgummed

and it’s total bs. No 320 guy needs an EXTRA day of training to go to the big bus. If anything, 12 is too long as it is!!!

Did they do this just to kinda artificially lengthen the seat lock?

01-25-2020 | 03:42 PM

#574

JamesDeck

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Hi everyone, I’m a new hire at DAL with a class date of February 3rd. How or when does the AE close?
Thanks

01-25-2020 | 03:49 PM

#575

4fans

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Hi everyone, I’m a new hire at DAL with a class date of February 3rd. How or when does the AE close?
Thanks

it closes on January 27th. Looks like you will have to wait til June-ish for your first AE.

01-25-2020 | 03:50 PM

#576

Funk

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Originally Posted by JamesDeck

Hi everyone, I’m a new hire at DAL with a class date of February 3rd. How or when does the AE close?
Thanks

It closes on January 27th, so you won’t be eligible to bid anything new until the next AE, whenever that turns out being.

01-25-2020 | 04:03 PM

#577

crewdawg

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Quote:

Originally Posted by igotgummed

and it’s total bs. No 320 guy needs an EXTRA day of training to go to the big bus. If anything, 12 is too long as it is!!!

Actually all the guys I've flown with on the 330 that came from the 320 have said they could have actually used another sim or so. They all thought it was a bit too condensed. I came from Boeing so I can't really say one way or another.

01-25-2020 | 04:28 PM

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dbrownie

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From: NYC 330

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Originally Posted by Funk

It’s also like trying to fill a bucket with holes in it, and NYC is that bucket. The natural tendency for pilots to bid their way out of commuting (traditionally to NYC), and there are so many openings available, the company has of late (ATLM88B excepted), generally only offered NYC to new hires in order to keep it staffed and allow conversions by more senior pilots to other bases. By the time the company gets anywhere near to filling the NYC categories, we hold another AE, allowing many of those pilots to bid to other places, thereby sustaining the demand for new bodies to New York.

Very true, NYC is a revolving door for new hires, expensive hotels and non commutable trips make it tough.

01-25-2020 | 05:51 PM

#579

iaflyer

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 4fans

well that sucks.

Well the 330 training needed the extra day or two. They jammed so much stuff into the training program when I went through - it was overloaded.

01-25-2020 | 06:03 PM

#580

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Originally Posted by iaflyer

Well the 330 training needed the extra day or two. They jammed so much stuff into the training program when I went through - it was overloaded.

Did you go to the 330 from the 320? I hope/plan to do that myself within the next few years (I'm currently on the 320). I can't imagine that the transition would be that difficult. Going from any other aircraft other than the 320, I can appreciate that you would need all the sims you can take.