New Hire Class Drops
11-07-2021, 01:51 PM
#781
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Joined APC: Sep 2021
Posts: 81
Originally Posted by Mach86
As a NH awaiting class date, where would I be able to look at numbers before indoc?
11-08-2021, 04:09 AM
#782
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Joined APC: May 2016
Posts: 173
Originally Posted by Bo Darville
Talk to pilots you know here. Ask their personal advice. Deltanet is another resource you will have access to a couple weeks before indoc. Plenty of good advice in the last 10 or so posts as well. Good luck and welcome!
Thanks. Curly’s site is a great source of information.
11-08-2021, 06:47 AM
#783
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Joined APC: Jan 2015
Posts: 146
Originally Posted by DWC CAP10 USAF
There needs to be an asterisk on that post so a noob doesn't get delusional thinking he/she is going to get 4 x greenies the month after finishing IOE.
I've been in the same category for 4+ years, and a large majority of greenies go out during holidays or weekends, which is exactly when said noob is already on a RES on call day.
For those not familiar with how DL greenslips go out, the big picture is you can't get a 2nd one unless everyone junior to you who was eligible / available on that day got their 1st. So a senior guy getting a 2nd GS doesn't mean everyone junior to them in the entire category already has 1 greenslip.
I've been in the same category for 4+ years, and a large majority of greenies go out during holidays or weekends, which is exactly when said noob is already on a RES on call day.
For those not familiar with how DL greenslips go out, the big picture is you can't get a 2nd one unless everyone junior to you who was eligible / available on that day got their 1st. So a senior guy getting a 2nd GS doesn't mean everyone junior to them in the entire category already has 1 greenslip.
11-08-2021, 06:50 AM
#784
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Joined APC: Feb 2015
Position: LAX ER
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Originally Posted by CaptOveur
A couple newb questions....Where are most of the 737s based out of.. I'm guessing it's not ATL? I see a very large airbus presence in ATL and in many of the other bases.
And I realize this is being talked about constantly but what are people currently saying about the 717, 75/76 replacement plan? I'm under the impression they are set to retire in 2025ish still?
Thanks.
And I realize this is being talked about constantly but what are people currently saying about the 717, 75/76 replacement plan? I'm under the impression they are set to retire in 2025ish still?
Thanks.
Bud what you want, want what you bid. Don't try to game it around retirements because you will make poor regretful decisions as management likely keeps the birds longer than you thought. If they're making money and filling seats they aren't going to dump them. Let's be honest the replacements for 767 aren't here and using a 220 to fill all the 717 routes would be a waste for that airplane. So they aren't in any rush to dump these airplanes because they're "old". We have older 320's in the fleet lol.
11-08-2021, 06:55 AM
#785
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Joined APC: Sep 2016
Posts: 6,716
Originally Posted by tcco94
don't base your bids on what delta is saying about retirements. They rarely hold true and last longer than expected. 763ER's were suppose to be 2025, now it's 2030 on a latest base visit. 717 is GROWING next year in airplanes, lol. From laughter himself on a townhall talking about how it's going to be around a lot longer than people expect.
Bud what you want, want what you bid. Don't try to game it around retirements because you will make poor regretful decisions as management likely keeps the birds longer than you thought. If they're making money and filling seats they aren't going to dump them. Let's be honest the replacements for 767 aren't here and using a 220 to fill all the 717 routes would be a waste for that airplane. So they aren't in any rush to dump these airplanes because they're "old". We have older 320's in the fleet lol.
Bud what you want, want what you bid. Don't try to game it around retirements because you will make poor regretful decisions as management likely keeps the birds longer than you thought. If they're making money and filling seats they aren't going to dump them. Let's be honest the replacements for 767 aren't here and using a 220 to fill all the 717 routes would be a waste for that airplane. So they aren't in any rush to dump these airplanes because they're "old". We have older 320's in the fleet lol.
not sure if it will happen, but the messaging is still consistent
11-08-2021, 09:07 AM
#786
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Joined APC: Apr 2011
Posts: 643
Originally Posted by OOfff
767-300s are still slated for 2025ish retirement per the last base and standards meetings. 757s through end of decade
not sure if it will happen, but the messaging is still consistent
not sure if it will happen, but the messaging is still consistent
11-08-2021, 11:47 AM
#789
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Joined APC: Jan 2020
Position: 330B
Posts: 118
Originally Posted by 170driver
Hell, new hires can hold ATL 7ERB if the company ever gives the unbid positions to new hire classes.
my guess is they will hold onto the unfilled positions and post them in the next bid (Jan/Feb I’m told).
11-08-2021, 02:15 PM
#790
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Joined APC: Jun 2021
Posts: 1,985
Originally Posted by Aviator147
not quite. The last base visit said the 767s are now looking to stick around to the end of the decade, switching to primarily domestic around 2025 as more 330/350s arrive.
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