March/April timeframe. PHX started first. If you’re flying a 4 day, you’re most likely flying a redeye.

 

11 airplanes up to 5 redeyes a night.

 

This is the major advantage of the A220 vs the E195e2. It means greater utilization of the airframe spreading out fixed costs over more ASMs and should result in flying to more markets that might not be feasible with the 320 (BOS-YVR) or markets where network planning would rather use the 320 for something else instead (JFK-ABQ).

While not everyone likes redeyes, they're nice for commuters and anyone else who wants to actually have some semblance of productivity given the poor quality of pairings produced by the company. If you're looking to avoid certain undesirable international destinations, the A220 is probably the best way to go. The plane is pretty much unknown outside the lower 48 and from what delta folk tell me while riding their JS, the mechanical challenges and complexities put the 190 to shame, so the company should keep the plane pretty well within the established network of jetblue trained mechanics for the time being if they're smart. The major caveat being this is jetblue we're talking about so no guarantees of that happening.
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Redeyes aren't the problem per se, its the way they place them into pairings with zero thought to how they effect the body. You shouldn't be waking up at 330 am and flying 12 hours of duty the day after a redeye.

 

Oh yeah, I totally agree, the circadian flips are brutal and shouldn't exist within the pairing set.

 

Something like 70% of 220 pairings have atleast 1 redeye.

 

Anyone have the drop for this week's class or was there not one? I have an upcoming class date and am curious

 

It's like roulette... past results have no impact on future guesses.

For instance: before my class, there was a ton of BOS 320... my class had none. Class 1 or 2 afterward had a ton again. Just show up, and hope for the best. Also, the upcoming system bid could change everything about what they've got when you start.

 

I think it’s 16. They are running a class every week which is double for this time of year. They will never hire 600 more pilots before the end of the year.

 

20 Jul 2022
A320 BOS: 2
A320 JFK: 2
A320 LAX: 3
E190 BOS: 5
E190 JFK: 4

If you're hoping for LAX, it helps to be older or very young. Some were much happier than others.....but that's just the way it goes anywhere. #systembid?