because I have a life outside of work. I will work a couple greenies but I’m not trying to sell my soul for $. I’d like some QOL. Not instant reserve levels black to the point I can’t do anything if I have something come up and need to swap a trip.

 

New hires should be made aware of what they’re stepping into… Dumpster fire would be an understatement when it comes to the staffing and trip coverage formulas these days.

 

Your post absolutely belongs in this thread. And is an admirable effort towards getting this thread back on track. The last couple pages of posts were not "New Hire Class Drops" related, but welcome to APC. Those posts were very good discussion though, but probably should have been in a different thread.

As for your actual post... I'm not sure and maybe someone can chime in to help you.

 

Hey y’all, starting at the air line here in May and super stoked. Just had a couple of quick questions:

1) Looking to be LAX based. I assume seniority moves quicker on the 737 compared to the Airbus (the French one)?

2) Do both fleets do about the same amount of redeyes or does one fleet do a disproportionate number of them? Is there a particular fleet with better flying/overnights?

3) I assume reserve is much longer on the 7ER? I might commute for the first 6 months or so. I also heard of a lot of redeyes on this fleet. Probably won’t prioritize a bid for this fleet but open to opinions.

Thanks in advance gents!

 

Replace the ‘d’ in dumpster with ‘g’ and you’ve got a point

 

This is just a snapshot in seniority, but I’m at 95ish% seniority company wide (~1 year at Delta) which would have me at 75/80/95% in the 73/ER/Le Bus in LAX. For reference the 73 has about ~90 FOs, the ER has ~200, and the Le Bus has ~140.

I can’t speak to the trip quality of the 73N or Le Bus, but the ER has a lot of decent deals to be had at all seniority levels (especially while charter flying is still in the 757). I have been able to hold whatever days off I wanted for quite a while as long as I’m willing to switch between line and reserve. You’ll probably be on reserve longer in Le Bus. Decent amount of redeyes on the ER whether it’s Hawaii or transcons, but they are mostly avoidable.

It’s hard to say exactly what’s going to happen over the next few years, but eventually the ER is going to leave LAX and likely be “replaced” by a combination of NEOs/MAX 10s/<767 replacement>.

So long term, the ER has the worst seniority prospects, but also, your seat lock is only 2 years (at worst). Absent some sort of economic catastrophe, I’m going to bet the over on almost any estimate for when the 757s start leaving LAX to the point where the category starts meaningfully shrinking. You’re initially going to be on reserve in any of these categories (especially with the recent PB day drama), probably for most if not all of those 6 commuting months.

 

Username checks out.

 

I got the same email on the 14th and then on the 17th got the email for an interview date.

 

to both: just be yourself at the interview. Dal wants to hire you or they wouldn’t waste time and money bringing you to town. Be normal and enjoy the ride - it’s commonly a pleasant experience in hindsight.

edit- oh and don’t be late