DaGreenBanana

Also 737 in ORD. Please and thanks.

tankerclown23

Same question for CLE

Firefly899

Historic's are probably:

IAD in 6-12 months
ORD in 12 months plus
CLE a long time relatively

In all seriousness there is alot of movement rite now thru vacancy bids so its very hard to say what the future time lines will be. The bases y’all mention are the typical herd paths.

CSFletch

Thanks for the Intel. Any better platform (75/76) for quicker movement depending where you want to go or do the times stay about the same?

FlewNavy

Not sure of your question - are you asking if there is significant difference in movement between the 757 and 767? The answer is neither as they are both considered the same equipment category.

Seniority will always come faster over the long term in growth fleets. 737 is growing FAST. 320 is effectively stagnant. 756 will be shrinking.

In the short term - movement is anyone’s guess as the airline staffing stabilizes post-pandemic.

Edited to add - the best strategy as a new hire is to get a narrow body. If a 756 spot opens up in the base you want before a narrow body then you can bid up to the 756. However if you bid 756 you won’t be able to get into your desired base even if there are open narrow body spots due to a 2 year equipment freeze from going down.

CSFletch

That answered my question, thank you! Sorry for the poor wording, meant 737/320 vs 75/76. Sounds like the best strategy is get to your preferred base first, then try working into a different platform. The seat lock is definitely something to factor in. Have a great week.

Firefly899

Whats gonna be interesting to see is how many must fill EWR 756’s come to next few classes from the last vacancy.

Squallrider

Is there anywhere a running tally on what remains unfilled from that vacancy?
my understanding few have been filled. I personally want ORD but would be happy to commute a little longer to fly something other than 737 (not that it’s a bad plane just been on it for a while)

ThumbsUp

yes, just look at the last vacancy bid under crew resources

HuggyU2

Attention...

For any question about "how do I get speed / flexibility / seniority / QOL as a new hire, let me summarize the past 10,000 posts on this subject:

Bid the 737 to the base of your choice.
Or a 737 to the closest base... since you can lateral as soon as a slot opens up. Which won't be long.

And if you're DYING to fly the 757, just bid the Guppy anyways... do it for 1-23 months... and bid to the 757 with NO additional freeze, once you have a modicum of SA on what life at UAL is like as a Guppy FO.

Or just bid the biggest thing you can get anywhere and expect to sit reserve for a couple of years.

Your call.

But honestly... does it take this many posts over the past 5 years to understand this?

p.s. "I hate going back to TK" is a common excuse to avoid doing more training. Keep in mind that when you go from the 737 to the 757, it's about 20 days over the course of 4 weeks. It's not 4 months. And you go home on the "weekends" if you want. It's not a hardship tour.