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Old 03-18-2026 | 06:23 PM
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Welcome! You'll layover in CVG, CMH, MEM, and BNA 75% of the time. The other you'll be flying 5am trips on the east coast. Signed, mid-seniority 73NB.
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Old 03-18-2026 | 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by demon llama
Welcome! You'll layover in CVG, CMH, MEM, and BNA 75% of the time. The other you'll be flying 5am trips on the east coast. Signed, mid-seniority 73NB.
Are the quality of the overnights significantly better on the 73N and 320 out of SLC compared to the 220?
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Old 03-18-2026 | 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by liquefaction
Are the quality of the overnights significantly better on the 73N and 320 out of SLC compared to the 220?
Wrong question. Please try again.
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Old 03-18-2026 | 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by liquefaction
Are the quality of the overnights significantly better on the 73N and 320 out of SLC compared to the 220?
im comfortably top 20% 73n and still disappointed with my layovers, and can’t hold turns. Depending on the month. Next month sucks.
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Old 03-18-2026 | 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Supercubbin
im comfortably top 20% 73n and still disappointed with my layovers, and can’t hold turns. Depending on the month. Next month sucks.
Trips took a decidedly poor turn a month or two ago. I’m not kidding when I say that I feel like an ATL or NYC reserve pilot. But then again, aren’t we all? 😆
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Old 03-18-2026 | 08:48 PM
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Welcome! The 220 is the most junior fleet with the best movement.

Below is a snippet from the April bid pack. Mind you, those numbers will fluctuate throughout the year. I'd definitely pick the 220 if I planned to commute to SLC.

The most junior captain in SLC is a 2023 hire on the 220. It'll realistically take you 8-10 years to get there. On par with other narrowbody fleets/bases.
8 years for 23% movement for SLC220A plug at absolutely zero growth just hiring for attrition.

Hiring 1,000 a year would be 4-5 years or 1,500 or more a year would be about 3 years. The A220 is a growth fleet. Hiring appears to be on fire again and with the crazy number of WB/NB coming online over the next few years I wouldn’t count on 8. SLC220B has insane seniority progression. You can likely make more as a senior 220B than plug 220A with some effort.

Try to stick on a bus.

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Old 03-19-2026 | 06:29 AM
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Originally Posted by GutterGuard
Welcome! The 220 is the most junior fleet with the best movement.

Below is a snippet from the April bid pack. Mind you, those numbers will fluctuate throughout the year. I'd definitely pick the 220 if I planned to commute to SLC.

The most junior captain in SLC is a 2023 hire on the 220. It'll realistically take you 8-10 years to get there. On par with other narrowbody fleets/bases.

320 – 28% commutable both ends, commutable starts are 69% and commutable ends are 57%.
906 trip count
o 1 day trips = 7%
o 2 day trips = 23%
o 3 day trips = 25%
o 4 day trips = 30%
o 5 day trips = 15%

220 – 56% commutable both ends, commutable starts are 75% and commutable ends are 80%.
1226 trip count
o 1 day trips = 16%
o 2 day trips = 25%
o 3 day trips = 23%
o 4 day trips = 21%
o 5 day trips = 15%


73N – 24% commutable both ends, commutable starts are 51% and commutable ends are 68%.
656 trip count
o 1 day trips = 6%
o 2 day trips = 19%
o 3 day trips = 30%
o 4 day trips = 27%
o 5 day trips = 18%
Do you have the percentages of trips if you lived in base of what you would get as a new hire out of SLC?
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Old 03-19-2026 | 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by skydriver21
Do you have the percentages of trips if you lived in base of what you would get as a new hire out of SLC?

Any combination of above, but that would be tough to say as you would be on reserve.
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Old 03-19-2026 | 06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by skydriver21
Do you have the percentages of trips if you lived in base of what you would get as a new hire out of SLC?
Those are all the trips in the bid packet, not just the commutable ones. You'll be on reserve as a new hire, anyway.
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Old 03-19-2026 | 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Ripinpeace
8 years for 23% movement for SLC220A plug at absolutely zero growth just hiring for attrition.

Hiring 1,000 a year would be 4-5 years or 1,500 or more a year would be about 3 years. The A220 is a growth fleet. Hiring appears to be on fire again and with the crazy number of WB/NB coming online over the next few years I wouldn’t count on 8. SLC220B has insane seniority progression. You can likely make more as a senior 220B than plug 220A with some effort.

Try to stick on a bus.
Hopefully temporary but with MSP 220 opening SLC220 has shrunk/stagnated this spring.
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