Thanx to the Blue line guys for shedding some light on these questions. We re all just shootin in the dark and any hard info is appreciated. Anyone have info on the Aug class date yet?

 

BOS and JFK are the junior bases. The #2232 at MCO was in my class, and we went through in Sep/Oct 2011. If you want E190, plan on either BOS or JFK. If you want A320, plan on JFK...period.

 

Great info thanx amc.

 

LGB/Lax junior FO was low 2200s as well Aug 10 class 2011. Just FYI. I have been hearing of them hiring 320 FO's directly to Boston as well.

 

Yeah, I think one of the classes earlier this year had a handful of A320 BOS guys.

 

Yeah, one from class 06-13 and one from class 07-13 this year for BOS A320 FOs. Haven't heard the breakdown from class 8.

 

The bottom 11 BOS 320 FOs have all been hired within the past few months. Keep em coming!

 

That's good info. If I am lucky enough to get the call in the next couple months I am wondering which equipment would be better to bid. Obviously the bus pays more after year one, but it is about more than pay.

I am hoping to be BOS based as it is an easy drive from my home. New York's about 3.5 so not really able to sit reserve at home. If one bids the bus and gets JFK, is there any idea how long it would take to get to BOS. Or, alternatively, to hold a line? Same for the 190.

Not that pay s unimportant but I am looking for the greatest QOL meaning more time home as we have a daughter due next month. What other factors would some of you JetBlue guys consider in bidding aircraft?

Thanks for any info. While I'm at it, what is training like these days, length of time, opportunity to travel home, etc. Thanks

 

First off, congrats on the baby next month.

If you are eventually looking to sit reserve in BOS and enjoy the QOL then I would recommend the 320. At least you would be getting more $$ at 75hrs/month on reserve compared to the E190.

My class was all JFK 320. I spent about 6 months total on the line in JFK before I started in BOS. Even being on reserve in JFK I was able to stay home in BOS on days when I had long call (more common in the Sept-March months). Commuting BOS-JFK on reserve isnt too bad in my opinion. Lines in JFK 320 typically happen fast (6-8 months). The 190 in BOS is about the same wait to hold a line.

Ive been bidding reserve since I got hired, and have been averaging about 40-50hrs a month in BOS on the 320. QOL is definitely great, but 75hrs pay could be better.

Training is about 6.5 weeks. If I remember correctly you get a break of 3-4 days about halfway through. I also went home a few weekends without too much difficulty. You get travel benefits the 1st week of class. I am sure some of the more recent newhires can add details.

Hope this helps, shoot me a message if anyone has more questions. Good luck.

 

Shouldn't be a problem to get BOS out of training. If you don't, you'd likely get it on the next system bid, which would be about 6 months down the road, maybe less depending on when you were hired in the cycle. I can't speak for reserve coming up, but I was off reserve on the 190 about 2 months after I finished IOE. Not sure if that's typical or not. That was in BOS. If I had bid JFK, I would have held a line a month earlier.