MSP (88) and SLC (320) were awarded to 2014 hires in latest AE.

Any rumors about a potential NYC 717 base in the near future?
Thx

The last AE preamble said they were deciding whether or not to put it out west. If it doesn't go out west, then NYC was likely the next base. Let's hope for more Left Coast flying! :)

Yeah, last skipper I flew with mentioned something about Seattle possibly. Lemme make a few phone calls. They listen to me :p

You guys are smoking crack.....we need more east coast flying like a hole in the head. SEATTLE needs the 717 to feed the Asian build up. The quicker we build our OWN West coast feed the quicker we can totally kick Alaskan to the curb. At an LEC meeting about 18 months ago when I was venting as usual about Alaskan, the LEC Rep exclaimed that we could never end our relationship with Alaskan, Delta would have to order 100 airplanes and hire a 1000 pilots.....WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT???

Guess What were doing:D:D:D

The 717 is bid separately from the M88/90? I though it was a common type.

yes its a completely separate category. The DC9 was separate from the Md-88/90 also and it was at least somewhat similar. The 717, while a DC9 type rating, is completely different than the md88/90.

They did just open a west coast category...lax E175.

Can't decide if that is funny or just... sad. :confused:

Uh, filling new west coast flying on E175 and CRJ900s? Other than that, your comments are fairly accurate in a standard douchebag kinda way.

Hahahaha! Nice.
The September 717 bid packet has a bunch of NYC flying. I think they might just be scoping it out. First quarter of 2015 717 NYC base. It's settled ;-)

Unless that's somehow necessary to get the Shuttle back to mainline, let's hope they don't try and cram any more cottage cheese into that stretched out sack. IMO we're well past the point of diminishing returns unrealistically basing so much narrow body flying there. By the nature of the market itself, its radically uncommutable compared to any other base (and its a fact of life that the VAST majority of pilots will not live there) and the operation is severely strained there as it is. If anything we need more hoteled crews there to cover the constant AM reroutes they don't get around to sorting out until well past commutable time the PM before.

If we do get a 717 base, I hope other time will shift to other bases. There are just too many crews based there (that will never, ever live there) as it is.

Do pilots exclusively fly either the 757 or 767, or both? Is the 764 considered its own category and flown individually?

And if they're flown together, is the pay rate averaged so all pilots receive the same hourly pay even if one flew one type more than the other?

Just curious how that works...

The 757/767+ER is one category, (fly both, same pay rate) but the 764 is in it's own category, at a higher pay rate.

717 Shuttle.

Delta Shuttle to Boston Departs from LaGuardia's Terminal C Beginning Nov. 2 - Aug 14, 2014

Latest Bases
ATL (73N, 717, 7ER, 765, 777, M88, 320, 330)
CVG (73N, M88)
DTW (73N, 717, 7ER, 777, 747, 320, 330)
LAX (73N, 7ER)
MSP (7ER, M88, 320)
NYC (73N, 7ER, 765, M88, 320)
SEA (7ER, 330)
SLC (73N, 7ER, 320)

Bases come & go like the latest fashions. Remember bell-bottoms?

I went to TPA to look for a house.....cuz USAir was gonna open a TPA base. That was in the mid 1990s. Any base there? Ever? Yeeeeah.

DAL will dominate SEA, NYC & ATL. The flying will be moved around to maximize profits.

Bid what you want & want what you bid. :D

Amen to that, at DAL I was based at ORD,MIA,DFW,ATL,BOS Where'd dey go?...... We'll always have ATL. Rumor has it that the G.O. is sitting on an oil deposit. Plus they will never unload the chicken and peanut farm in N. Ga.

C'mon now! Chicken farm North Georgia and Peanut farm South Georgia. Sheesh.

Plese help
 

Someone could tell me where DAL is Hirring, i mean base, junior base

thank you for the help

best Regards

New York, Atlanta, Detroit

Delta Bases
 

Thank you for you reply, Atlanta what aircraft?

Primarily MD88 or 717. A very small number of 737 and 767.

Delta Bases
 

Thank you, I drive a a320, I was hoping, but I guess you have to pay you dues first with the MD and the 717

NYC 717 is now open, FYI.

newhires are getting ATL 320 as well.

For those domiciled @ ATL, is it possible to escape the humidity by going north, and if so how far do you have to go before you reach something that an average American might considerable comfortable. Please don't answer CVG :).

You can get up in the mountains and be within the 2 hour ring for shortcall. Much cooler in the summer. I think you said you had kids in school. If your looking now that forces you into PTC or some of the N Atlanta areas. Speaking from experience if I had to do it over again schools within walking distance of my home would be a priority. PTC is the best place for that.

True, PTC is nice due to its proximity to the airport and the family friendly environment. He was asking about humidity and I almost laughed. The dehumidifier runs in my garage from April to mid September continuously. Anywhere in the south can have days of wicked humidity through Thanksgiving.

Don't write off Newnan either. It's just about the same to the airport time wise since it's right off of 85. It isn't the Newnan of 20+'years ago. More options for food/shopping than PTC.

All depends what you're looking for. We rented for about 6 months in PTC when we first moved here to test it out. It's very nice, but not everyone's cup of tea. The schools have been great though in our experience.

Take it from a long time commuter, bite the bullet and move to delta base housing.

Advice for a newhire willing to relocate? Move to Eastern PA. Not only will you be able to drive to work and sit short-call at home, you'll be in the junior base and your seniority will go further.

You must live in AZ, because I am based in NY, and the humidity here can get raunchy. If that is your overriding concern, Utah is the second driest state in the union.

Thanks for the reply. Why does looking now force PTC -- is that the only place with acceptable schools?

We're not even dead-set on ATL. We're still having an internal family debate between commuting, ATL and SLC. We want the living conditions of SLC, the job flexibility of ATL (along with the never move again guarantee), and the school stability of SAT :).

If you go to the mountains pay very close attention to the schools. They can be very iffy at best.
If you choose SLC and you are Mormon no problems. I lived there for 10 years. If you are not Mormon pay attention again to where you live. Each HS has a ward house next door and that is where most after school activities take place. Your kids can end up excluded from many things. If you head up to heathanville(Park City) that will not be a issue but houses are not cheap.
If you are non Mormon and want to live in the valley get a good non Mormon real estate agent. The areas in the valley can very a lot on how your children will be accepted. A good agent will get you to the better options.
If you have anyone who has annoyed you lately visit the Temple and sign their name and address in the guest book!

Keep one last thing in mind. If you live in the west a 6 AM departure from a Eastern airport really sucks. If you live in the east a 6 AM west coast departure is a non event.

This^^^^^^ I moved to Heber City when I got hired in 91, and stopped into the local drive in diner. Asked for a cup of coffee, and it was a classic pin-drop quiet, everybody in the whole place turned and looked kind of event. It has been Californicated since then, but I will never forget that... But great golf, probably the most underrated golf in the country. Heber has an airport so if you are into FLAP flying, it is a good place. And the skiing is second to none.

My best friend stayed in SLC to raise his non-Mormon family. I left. It has been a problem for him. The kids were ostracized. Now that college is here, he is having to pay for out of state schools just to get the kids acclimated to the rest of the world.

Bite the bullet, move to ATL. Plenty of places to live. I'm on the south side of town. Twenty-five/Thirty minutes to the parking lot. Fayette and Coweta counties have decent schools. We are well air-conditioned. You will get used to the humidity. My wife wanted to leave Park City because it was too dry.

Sailingfun is making some good points. Schools are very good in East Cobb and the typical drive to the Atlanta Airport is about 30 to 35 minutes. I give myself an hour and have never been late; even on those inevitable days when a passport or ID gets someplace it isn't supposed to be.

Schools are all 9+ ... Cobb County is well managed, has reasonable taxes, good quality of life and is kinda in the middle of the stuff to do (lakes, mountains, city, shopping, new Braves stadium, etc...) Prices run $250k for "meh" to $500k for "wow, what a house!" The good deals are pretty much gone. The area is a stable and appreciating market.

As a junior guy I might not try to live in Tennessee, but I hear a lot of good things about life along the river from Knoxville to Chattanooga.

I will have to verify. I dont believe him anymore.:D:D

TEN

<------ You will have to buy one of these too, drink Jack Daniels with Coke ONLY on football Saturdays (only with ice the rest of the time) and learn the words to Rocky Top. And remember, if you kill it with your car, it is perfectly legal to take it home and put it on the grill.



I really really miss East Tennessee.

GBO

Well there you have it. The perfect answer to the man's question. If you don't like the neighborhood, just untie and float downstream. By the time you get too far down stream you are senior enough to afford a motor.

All the way around to just this side of Gatlinburg is pretty close to what I think would be great. Lots of little airports and flying activity too, if you're into that sort of thing.