New Hire Class Drops
12-30-2025 | 09:02 AM
#6011
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Thank you for all the answers and tips. I’m currently a bus driver, and would like to keep flying it.
With that said, being based in DTW is more important to me. Sounds like there’s a good shot at getting it fairly quickly.
I would bet my life savings that I will have the lowest seniority in my class. The last four of my soc. is that bad…
With that said, being based in DTW is more important to me. Sounds like there’s a good shot at getting it fairly quickly.
I would bet my life savings that I will have the lowest seniority in my class. The last four of my soc. is that bad…
12-30-2025 | 09:16 AM
#6012
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Joined: Mar 2022
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Thank you for all the answers and tips. I’m currently a bus driver, and would like to keep flying it.
With that said, being based in DTW is more important to me. Sounds like there’s a good shot at getting it fairly quickly.
I would bet my life savings that I will have the lowest seniority in my class. The last four of my soc. is that bad…
With that said, being based in DTW is more important to me. Sounds like there’s a good shot at getting it fairly quickly.
I would bet my life savings that I will have the lowest seniority in my class. The last four of my soc. is that bad…
You can break your seat lock after 1 year if you happen to not get the bus in indoc. You'll have to select a 320 base that is not offered on your indoc awarded airplane to break the seat lock as well. Good luck.
12-30-2025 | 09:53 AM
#6013
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To make that more clearly stated, you can only break your seat lock after a year if you get awarded an airplane in indoc that is not available in your base of choice. In other words, if you still wanted to be DTW based, you'd have to bid the 717 then bid 320 in any base but dtw/atl
12-30-2025 | 10:24 AM
#6014
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Joined: Jul 2010
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From: window seat
To make that more clearly stated, you can only break your seat lock after a year if you get awarded an airplane in indoc that is not available in your base of choice. In other words, if you still wanted to be DTW based, you'd have to bid the 717 then bid 320 in any base but dtw/atl
12-30-2025 | 11:05 AM
#6015
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Joined: Sep 2015
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From: UNA
To make that more clearly stated, you can only break your seat lock after a year if you get awarded an airplane in indoc that is not available in your base of choice. In other words, if you still wanted to be DTW based, you'd have to bid the 717 then bid 320 in any base but dtw/atl
just be aware that using this add your existing seat lock to your new seat lock. so you would have a roughly three-year seat lock on your new equipment.
12-30-2025 | 11:37 AM
#6016
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People need to realize this before asking for higher ADG in the next survey. Before 5:15 ADG was a thing, penalty laps were less common, and you could have that 2 hour block day and be done with it. Now, if you have 1 leg home that leaves you a couple hours under ADG, you best believe the company is going to use you for that penalty lap. Why wouldn't they? Increasing ADG will just give them more room to do this. Higher credit per day is out there if you want it, but be careful what you wish for...higher ADG isn't free money.
12-30-2025 | 11:42 AM
#6017
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From: ir.delta.com
People need to realize this before asking for higher ADG in the next survey. Before 5:15 ADG was a thing, penalty laps were less common, and you could have that 2 hour block day and be done with it. Now, if you have 1 leg home that leaves you a couple hours under ADG, you best believe the company is going to use you for that penalty lap. Why wouldn't they? Increasing ADG will just give them more room to do this. Higher credit per day is out there if you want it, but be careful what you wish for...higher ADG isn't free money.
12-30-2025 | 01:04 PM
#6018
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Joined: Jun 2007
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From: 73N
There will always be PCS ninjas out there ninja-ing. I’d guess most pilots just want an easy button.
12-30-2025 | 03:48 PM
#6019
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Or if you are unable to hold your equipment in a base. If you’re awarded NYC320B in indoc and after a year still can’t hold DTW320B, you could break your new hire seat lock to go to the 73N or 717 in DTW.
just be aware that using this add your existing seat lock to your new seat lock. so you would have a roughly three-year seat lock on your new equipment.
just be aware that using this add your existing seat lock to your new seat lock. so you would have a roughly three-year seat lock on your new equipment.
a base your in. Do you get MD to another base that has that fleet? Or can you break seat lock to keep your basing. Ex: DTW717 pilots forced to ATL (assuming dtw717 closes) to ride out the rest of their 717 seat lock.
12-30-2025 | 03:50 PM
#6020
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Joined: Feb 2013
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I sure as hell would feel a lot more willing to fly RJ routes for mainline pay with a mainline employee number. The main reason I was so burnt out on it is because it was for subcontractor pay with a (exploited) subcontractors employee number.
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