The new hires that want LGA, it will be available.

Only 34 current FOs bid it, the next 46 will be off the street. If anyone wants super seniority, this is your time.

I interpret "super seniority" as a faster upgrade. Is that right?

Yup, from the preliminary award: most Jr Captain is April 2011 hire.
Not official yet.

Not necessarily. Super seniority generally means seniority you enjoy due to an unusual circumstance such as a base opening (or reopening) or new equipment. Over time, as more folks senior to you bid in to your status, things level out and the artificially high seniority you enjoyed may go away.

Basically better schedules and QOL then you would see at the same seniority level on different equipment or different base. Doesn't affect upgrade time.

On another note. I do think all bas es will be offered to new hires. Dallas 145 is losing 20 some to the vacancy. ORD 145 56. And CRJ 30 something. So there should be openings everywhere

They only filled 35/70 fo slots in the vacancy. Get in now lga is going very jr and willthe bulk of the upcoming classes.

Don't make this more complicated for guys who don't understand the tiered system. "I earn so much I actually took a payout" type people.... you know them...

Quick question for you all:

I interview on 10/21 (a Friday) and will require completion of my ATP-CTP prior to ground school. Is it safe to assume that I won't receive a ground school date until some time in January?

I would love a DFW base (since I live in North Houston) but hate the idea of having a longer upgrade time if I choose the 175 over the 145 or the CRJ. This would be my first 121 job so I don't know how bad commuting to ORD or LGA will really be. I'm a glutton for punishment and likely won't complain about it too much, but QOL is at least slightly important to me.

I guess my question is this: if given a choice between the 175 DFW vs 145 ORD or LGA, does it still make the most sense to go for the 145 and bid DFW when I can get it?

To answer your last question, the 145 is in every base. If they do not have DFW available in class, bid the aircraft, and you will eventually be able to get back to DFW, probably sooner than later. The 175 will always be in DFW, so if it's available and you want it, go for it.

Now for the other part of your post, I think you are confusing system seniority with aircraft seniority. It doesn't matter what aircraft you are on - when someone of your seniority is able to upgrade, you can take whatever they offer. For your seniority on the 175 as an FO, it is a different animal. That will affect what you bid in that particular status.

For example, all hypothetical, say every FO on the 175 was hired in August and September of this year. Meanwhile, DFW 145 has the whole top half of the FO list hired in 2011. There would be very little movement on the 175 until the 8/16 and 9/16 hires are eligible for upgrade, whereas the entire top half of the 145 list would be upgraded in a few months from now. You would then be halfway up the 145 list holding a line. Now on the 175, there has been seniority stagnation, therefore you could be stuck on reserve for a long time. But for actual upgrade, when your seniority number is up, you upgrade regardless of equipment status.

Another quick question.

I interviewed yesterday and I forgot to ask this question.

After you are done with training do they give you any time off to relocate? I wilk be moving to whatever base I get assigned since I dont have any attachments anywhere right now.

Thanks