Keep in mind half the reason wide body flying is so junior at UAL is due to Covid and the lack of flying we have . For argument sake we could go back to pre Covid flying , wide body will most likely go back to the senior folks who’ve done it since day one .


many many many guys are skipping wide body and upgrades cause of life style choices , that prob won’t stay like this forever .

good luck in your decision !

What is your estimate to hold a line as 76/78 Fo?

Holy cow! What is the cause of such slow progression to the left seat of a wide body? Seems like with all the retirements and crappy international layovers due to Covid that would have dropped considerably.

We still really are not out of the current catastrophe, and another one will happen in 5-10 years tops. So probably better to get a senior # cooking sooner.

Seems like very rapid progression to me. Right now over 14 years won’t hold 756 Captain anywhere in the system.

We (AA) led the pack in terms of widebody tails parked. Straight vertical cuts in 7ER and A330 fleets. Gone. Fin. After that, we have 14(?) 78’s sitting on the Boeing lot, to be delivered...sometime in the future.
So yeah, the net effect has been bifurcation of the NB vs WB CA seniority numbers. NB will continue to edge lower (always someone willing to jump on that LGA grenade), but until long haul intl recovers enough to warrant a new purchase order, this is not the WB airline it was two years ago, not even close.
Today’s seniority calculator says I’ll be on property 18 years before I get a look at WB CA. ...in NY of course (pass).

That post is somewhat misleading also. The 756 category is inclusive of the 767-400 which pays at WB rates. You may upgrade in the 756 in a shorter timeframe than the 78/77, but being able to hold trips on the 767-400 is about the same as the timeline for the other WBs. So, in the end, it’s still a loooong time.

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.

I'm in the same boat. DL appears to be dominant in NYC. UA not too far behind with a lot of international flying, and aggressive growth.

AA appears to be figuring things out at the moment. Staffing, WB and A321XLR deliveries might change the landscape. Or not...

can’t really go wrong. To be honest all things being equal I would go to United if you live south or west of the city (easier EWR commute), DeIta if you live in the city or on Long Island/Connecticut.