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02-06-2024 | 10:20 AM

#4911

FangsF15

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Originally Posted by 802Lowlevel

How long can one plan on being on reserve as a new hire on the 73 in ATL or MSP then eventually getting to ATL when a spot opens up.
With saying that if a person doesn’t get a73 ATL spot initially, how long before one can slide into 73 spot in ATL

For some time now, NH’s have been able to change almost immediately to a different base on their first AE bid, or second at the latest.

However, hiring is reportedly about to slow significantly from the levels of the last few years. That will likely slow the ability to change to at least some of the bases. To what extent is difficult to predict.

I’ll leave an ATL or MSP 73 pilot to offer current lineholder minimums.

02-06-2024 | 10:51 AM

#4912

Lapav67

On Reserve

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New hire here. Can anyone help me on what's the flying like on the 717ATL as a new hire? Approximately how long before I can hold a line?
Trying to decide between 717 or 73N if the class drop allows it.
Thanks!

02-06-2024 | 12:20 PM

#4913

Khantahr

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Originally Posted by Lapav67

The 71 is more junior, and also a superior airplane. Why would you voluntarily subject yourself to the jury rigged jalopy that the 73 is?

I'm not sure how long it would take to hold a line, but reserve can be a pretty sweet gig, especially if you live within 2 ish hours of the airport.

02-06-2024 | 12:50 PM

#4914

tennisguru

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Originally Posted by Lapav67

The 717 is regional flying. Lots of Burgs and Villes. It is easy flying, some people would call it boring. Two time zones, no red eyes, longest leg is ~ 2:30. Most trips are Commutable. By and large the 717 trips still have a decent amount of credit (pay earned not on block time).

737 pays more, and has more “ interesting” destinations (mainly Caribbean flying). If you want transcons and to see more of the country then bid the 737, just be prepared to be cramped in the cockpit. Many 737 trips are “hard time” trips, meaning you’re blocking 21+ hours on a 4 day trip.

Time to hold a line on either fleet is probably about the same.

02-07-2024 | 08:19 PM

#4915

captkdobbs

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Originally Posted by Shark1

What's OO? And OE for that matter. Sorry, I'm new here. Thanks!

OO I believe is SkyWest. For some reason, DL feed carriers get the short straw on call for interview/class date. Some of the flows meter the transition way longer than an OTS (off-the-street) hire. OE is 'Online Experience', sometimes IOE 'Initial Online Experience'.

02-08-2024 | 04:58 AM

#4916

OOfff

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Originally Posted by captkdobbs

OE and IOE are “operating,” not online

02-08-2024 | 05:16 AM

#4917

DryClutch

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From: 320

Quote:

Originally Posted by Khantahr

The 71 is more junior, and also a superior airplane. Why would you voluntarily subject yourself to the jury rigged jalopy that the 73 is?

I'm not sure how long it would take to hold a line, but reserve can be a pretty sweet gig, especially if you live within 2 ish hours of the airport.

Ill add to this though, that even though the 717 is the lowest paying/smallest and maybe least desirable fleet in some folks eye's, it's a smaller fleet, so relatively speaking less new hires come to it compared to the 320/737, and I don't believe anyone really voluntarily bids to the right seat of it from another airframe. So one's seniority rise isn't really going to be the maddog vertical rise that it might have been in the past. As of right now, id be more senior on the 320/737 than I currently am on the 717 by just under 10% points.