CONUS only aircraft @ UA, AA, Delta
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CONUS only aircraft @ UA, AA, Delta
I've flown trans-oceanic and LONG duration ops in the military, and decided if I am fortunate enough to get hired by a legacy in the next 1 to 2 years I would prefer to fly CONUS hops (after I have seniority to hold a certain type). I know the larger aircraft = more money according to the pay scales, but it's not my cup of tea.
Which aircraft (if any) at the legacies only fly CONUS routes?
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Which aircraft (if any) at the legacies only fly CONUS routes?
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I've flown trans-oceanic and LONG duration ops in the military, and decided if I am fortunate enough to get hired by a legacy in the next 1 to 2 years I would prefer to fly CONUS hops (after I have seniority to hold a certain type). I know the larger aircraft = more money according to the pay scales, but it's not my cup of tea.
Which aircraft (if any) at the legacies only fly CONUS routes?
Thanks
Which aircraft (if any) at the legacies only fly CONUS routes?
Thanks
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I've flown trans-oceanic and LONG duration ops in the military, and decided if I am fortunate enough to get hired by a legacy in the next 1 to 2 years I would prefer to fly CONUS hops (after I have seniority to hold a certain type). I know the larger aircraft = more money according to the pay scales, but it's not my cup of tea.
Which aircraft (if any) at the legacies only fly CONUS routes?
Thanks
Which aircraft (if any) at the legacies only fly CONUS routes?
Thanks
Good luck!!
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CONUS only aircraft @ UA, AA, Delta
At AA, your bid preference is 4-part, base/position/aircraft/domestic or international (e.g. LAX/FO/737/D). So, here you'd eventually have a choice of S80 (retiring ~ 2018), A320, 737, and 767.
You wouldn't want to bid 777, 787, or any international preferences with the other airframes listed above.
You wouldn't want to bid 777, 787, or any international preferences with the other airframes listed above.
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Oh, and if you are junior on anything.. 767-ER included, you really don't have to worry about international.
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Do you not want to leave the lower 48? Or just not do 8+ hour legs? There is plenty of painful flying domestically. I'll take carribean day turns all month long over a 4 day trip of transcons. It's not really int'l flying with the pain you're used to.
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If you're truly interested in only flying CONUS (like me- I can't wait to leave long haul behind) have you considered the LCC's like jetBlue, Spirit, Frontier, VA?
Spirit's pay scale, for instance, is pretty comparable to narrow body pay rates at the legacies (UAL and AAL, anyways), with great QOL to boot. And I've got plenty of military friends at jetBlue who love it there...
Granted, you might end up doing some Carribean and shallow South American turns, but that's not really international. It's like flying into Miami!
Spirit's pay scale, for instance, is pretty comparable to narrow body pay rates at the legacies (UAL and AAL, anyways), with great QOL to boot. And I've got plenty of military friends at jetBlue who love it there...
Granted, you might end up doing some Carribean and shallow South American turns, but that's not really international. It's like flying into Miami!
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