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Old 04-11-2016 | 12:34 PM
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This is what I heard

5 737 (NYC)
1 320 (DTW)
12 717 (NYC/ATL)
12 MD88 (NYC)
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Old 04-11-2016 | 12:48 PM
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Today's drop:
NYC 737 X5
NYC 88 X12
NYC 717 X5
DTW 320 X1
ATL 717 X7
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Old 04-11-2016 | 01:18 PM
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Congrats to all there is planning to be another AE in May so those not desiring Nyc should be able to escape quickly before OE I'd guess.
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Old 04-11-2016 | 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Scooter432
Congrats to all there is planning to be another AE in May so those not desiring Nyc should be able to escape quickly before OE I'd guess.


Where'd you get that? They told us probably not another until july
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Old 04-11-2016 | 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by tunes
Where'd you get that? They told us probably not another until july


Crew resources update says May or June
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Old 04-11-2016 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Twister
Many, many years ago the SSN gods smiled upon me and I was able to choose #4 of 36. I took a 37N to NYC.

Commuting. It will be a long haul for about 3-4 months, I think. When I get senior enough I'm going to bid for ATL, which will cut 1 of 2 flights just to get to work. Eventually I hope to move to SLC and life will be sweeeet!

Everyone out there either waiting for their interview or indoc date, good luck!



Originally Posted by Peoloto
Cool. Didn't want to take ATL 717 right out of the gate?
My pre-drop homework discovered that 717s fly a TON of legs every day, which means lots of ground ops that you DON'T get paid for. Also, they rarely, if ever, actually sit on their reserve tours. I seriously debated about taking an -88 to ATL but in the end the pull of taking a SLC-based plane, which I also think is one of the sexiest airliners ever to be built, won me over.

Just walked in the door from our dinner at the Delta Museum. A very classy affair. In other news the 11 Apr guys started today so that already adds another 30 below me. Only 12,945 more to go!
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Old 04-11-2016 | 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Twister
My pre-drop homework discovered that 717s fly a TON of legs every day, which means lots of ground ops that you DON'T get paid for. Also, they rarely, if ever, actually sit on their reserve tours. I seriously debated about taking an -88 to ATL but in the end the pull of taking a SLC-based plane, which I also think is one of the sexiest airliners ever to be built, won me over
FLUF sexy? I called that POS a lot of names, but sexy was never one of them! You know though, you ain't a real FLUF driver till you gash your head open on that crappy overhead. Got the scar to prove I served my time on the hell ship!
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Old 04-11-2016 | 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Twister
Originally Posted by Twister
Many, many years ago the SSN gods smiled upon me and I was able to choose #4 of 36. I took a 37N to NYC.

Commuting. It will be a long haul for about 3-4 months, I think. When I get senior enough I'm going to bid for ATL, which will cut 1 of 2 flights just to get to work. Eventually I hope to move to SLC and life will be sweeeet!

Everyone out there either waiting for their interview or indoc date, good luck!





My pre-drop homework discovered that 717s fly a TON of legs every day, which means lots of ground ops that you DON'T get paid for. Also, they rarely, if ever, actually sit on their reserve tours. I seriously debated about taking an -88 to ATL but in the end the pull of taking a SLC-based plane, which I also think is one of the sexiest airliners ever to be built, won me over.

Just walked in the door from our dinner at the Delta Museum. A very classy affair. In other news the 11 Apr guys started today so that already adds another 30 below me. Only 12,945 more to go!
To me "not getting paid" for ground ops is a bit of a misnomer. Our trips are built based on block time, however you will get the minimum daily credit regardless. So if you fly a 4-day trip with only 1 leg each day that blocks 1 hour, you still get paid 21 hours not 4. So rarely does the amount that your trip is worth change unless you're re-routed or you're on a hard time trip and there are delays. Make sense?

You weren't wrong about the 71 and 88 flying lots of legs and the reserves being used. The good news is (at least on the 88) your seniority rises qwiker than other fleets and you can bid more desirable trips. YMMV.
At the end of the day, as long as the red Delta widget is on your aircraft, life is good. Have fun on the 73
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Old 04-11-2016 | 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Twister
My pre-drop homework discovered that 717s fly a TON of legs every day, which means lots of ground ops that you DON'T get paid for. Also, they rarely, if ever, actually sit on their reserve tours.
Make no mistake about it though, there will be 717 FOs this year that capitalize on their ability to be extremely flexible with schedules and end up making $200,000 on second year pay.

Bottom line is, there are no bad choices.
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Old 04-12-2016 | 03:31 AM
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Originally Posted by contrails
Make no mistake about it though, there will be 717 FOs this year that capitalize on their ability to be extremely flexible with schedules and end up making $200,000 on second year pay.

Bottom line is, there are no bad choices.
The Rolling Thunder is strong for a few NYC717Bs. "Working" 75-80 hours, getting paid for 150-160.
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