A220 Schedules
 

Sorry if this has been discussed before. What are the A220 schedules like? Is it a mix of different layovers? How many legs a day? Things like that.

A typical 4 or 5 day is usually two legs a day with a mid trip 3 leg thrown in. There’s very few penalty laps in NYC. Go home day is usually one and done mid morning to early afternoon. I think NYC 220 has the best commutability among narrowbodies.

If you don’t like Texas layovers you’re gonna have a hard time. If you’re a Texas commuter it will be the closest you’ll get to living in base at Delta. There are a handful of trips that start/end in AUS/DFW/IAH if you’re senior enough to hold them. This does of course vary with network requirements.

There’s lots of opportunities in BOS as well although our overnights are generally short there.

Overall it has the best commutability in the narrowbody fleet. Anybody who says it’s like the 717 is probably junior to you.

I remember the 220 crews telling me how the 220 was going to be texas heavy. Most layovers on the 220 are in IAH, DFW, SAT and AUS.

If you are in the west coast bases you'll get a lot of LA area, and bay area layovers too. Salt Lake has some Montana stuff, but has a mix of TX, CA, and NE layovers. Seattle has red eyes daily from Fairbanks and to IAD. Seen some to BOS and JFK in the last few months, too. 4-5 day trips can see you essentially NE based running TX or ORD turns from BOS and LGA. May only be 2 legs but AUS-BOS turns are lengthy. Stays clear of ATL (for now) is the biggest bonus.

Best part of the 220 is the fact it doesn’t touch Atlanta. You’ll learn why later on.

i only got to fly it a few months. Bit repetitive but super easy schedules compared to stuff 717/320/73N/even domestic 7ER go through. Mostly 1 or 2 day legs. Long skinny routes. Big cities, easy work, nice plane.

I think west coast now though has more shorter leg lengths and therefore can get some 3 or 4 leg days.

Yes, 3 and 4 leg days are becoming more common. As well as long penalty laps on go home day.

Is the 220 out of SLC or SEA pretty junior? What are the typical schedules like out of those bases?

Both are technically more senior than NYC, but newhires have been getting both bases. If not, it may be only a few months before you could switch to either with the new monthly AE's.
1 and 2 day trips seem to go senior and locals. Reserve sees mostly 3-5 day rotations. 2-3 legs a day. If you get worked hard on the first day or so the last is typically a single shot. I wrote some other stuff a post or two above. If you anyone reading this is senior to me it is repetitive, lots of BOS/LGA/JFK turns and a small jet. Fairbanks in winter. Stay away!

agree with all of this!

Also, the penalty lap last day is real.

For 220 NYC is there an airport most of the flying occurs out of? JFK or LGA? Or is it all pretty spread out / random for the 3 airports to cover or where trips start and end