AAL(flow) or UAL
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I like UAL but the WB talk would have me concerned if I was a future hire. How many of those WB are older 76/77’s? Unfortunately the XLR will replace a decent amount of the WB flying. AA has done a huge house cleaning of WB and NB. I think airframe wise.. AA is set up best to move forward (grow the fleet) which will help pilot progression where others will need to do the fleet shrinking/replacement AA has already done.
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Hijacking the thread a little but I’m curious about general feeling of what best NYC airline is. I’ve got interviews at AA, UAL, and DAL. Yes I know I might not get all three but a little speculation never hurt. Seems like on the surface AA would trail the other 2. Delta seems like a slightly better run airline but United has all the wide bodies. Anyone made this decision lately.
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I like UAL but the WB talk would have me concerned if I was a future hire. How many of those WB are older 76/77’s? Unfortunately the XLR will replace a decent amount of the WB flying. AA has done a huge house cleaning of WB and NB. I think airframe wise.. AA is set up best to move forward (grow the fleet) which will help pilot progression where others will need to do the fleet shrinking/replacement AA has already done.
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This right here. Pick who has the shortest drive between where you live and ewr or lga/jfk.
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Hijacking the thread a little but I’m curious about general feeling of what best NYC airline is. I’ve got interviews at AA, UAL, and DAL. Yes I know I might not get all three but a little speculation never hurt. Seems like on the surface AA would trail the other 2. Delta seems like a slightly better run airline but United has all the wide bodies. Anyone made this decision lately.
It depends on what you are interested in long term (or at least think you are interested in)
Not sure what the JFK/LGA base is like for Delta size wise, but the EWR base at UA is huge. Not only is it huge, but it is very junior. That means right now you could get a 777 or 787 in EWR as your initial assignment. Not saying that is a great idea for new folks, but the only folks that should consider it are those that live in the area (or want to move there).
The long term is interesting, but also comes with the caveat of who knows what each will look like 15 years from now. The good news both are way too big to fail. So, if you compare the current size/distribution of fleets that is prob the best you can do for comparison sake. With that and because of the size difference in widebody fleets between UA and DL, I think you could hold 777/787 Captain much earlier in your career at UA than DL. (or at least project to)
If you are adamently opposed to Long Haul flying, then it is a much more difficult analysis. I think career progression wise on the NB fleets at both carriers would be absolutely amazing for somebody hired today!!!
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Hijacking the thread a little but I’m curious about general feeling of what best NYC airline is. I’ve got interviews at AA, UAL, and DAL. Yes I know I might not get all three but a little speculation never hurt. Seems like on the surface AA would trail the other 2. Delta seems like a slightly better run airline but United has all the wide bodies. Anyone made this decision lately.
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