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Old 12-15-2021 | 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Iregretnothing
Can someone enlighten me on why 777/787 may be desirable/undesirable for a new hire. Are these slots going unfilled because people are jumping fleet types to upgrade to captain or is life as an FO on 777/787 not so great?
Same pay rate first year. Bad reserve rules. Longer reserve times. High cost of living areas (in which you’d be on reserve). Better seniority movements and associates better schedules on other fleets.

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Old 12-15-2021 | 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Iregretnothing
Can someone enlighten me on why 777/787 may be desirable/undesirable for a new hire. Are these slots going unfilled because people are jumping fleet types to upgrade to captain or is life as an FO on 777/787 not so great?
What part of
170 unfilled 777/787 FO in SFO, DCA, EWR
did you not get?



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Old 12-15-2021 | 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Excargodog
What part of did you not get?
Plenty of places within 2 hours of EWR/DCA that have a reasonable cost of living. Using the actual core city housing prices instead of looking at the greater area is a bit disingenuous.
Old 12-15-2021 | 10:49 AM
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777/787 living in base RSV is a damn good gig, can play the game and work very little and go to TK to do landings .
Old 12-15-2021 | 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Excargodog
What part of did you not get?
Thanks for your childish response. It reminds me of my 11 year old talking to my 8 year old. I live in the NE and am very aware about the cost of living. Thanks for the lecture. I was more curious about things like reserve schedules, how long to hold a line, etc.
Old 12-15-2021 | 11:04 AM
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LoL @ commuting to reserve, or even being close. Post covid ACF90 for the G-line is like 30% BES.
Old 12-15-2021 | 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by DarkSideMoon
Plenty of places within 2 hours of EWR/DCA that have a reasonable cost of living. Using the actual core city housing prices instead of looking at the greater area is a bit disingenuous.
such as the often overlooked and forgotten great state of Delaware. 2:20 to IAD and 2:30 to EWR. I don't pack a bag when on short call.
Old 12-15-2021 | 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by FriendlyPilot
In 2023 alone we take on 157 new airplanes
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This is not what the manufacturers are saying, but we will see.

Don't forget, the majority of these are not growth, but to replace an outdated fleet. United keeps forgetting to mention that.

71 - Airbus 320s that will be ~26 years old in in 2023
32 - 767-300s that will be ~28 years old in 2023
21 - 757-200s that will be ~27 years old in 2023

United has one of the most outdated fleets in the industry. It will take a decade, and billions of dollars to replace all of this, especially with the delivery delays and supply chain shortages that will delay manufacturing for the next 3-5 years.

Once all 83 of the 757/767 are gone by 2024, wide body flying at UAL will be much different than it is today.
Old 12-15-2021 | 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by FriendlyPilot
In 2023 alone we take on 157 new airplanes, the same number that Spirit Airlines has.
40 Max 8/9 in 2022
Old 12-15-2021 | 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Iregretnothing
Thanks for your childish response. It reminds me of my 11 year old talking to my 8 year old. I live in the NE and am very aware about the cost of living. Thanks for the lecture. I was more curious about things like reserve schedules, how long to hold a line, etc.
This question has to be framed whether you live in domicile or not. As a commuter, you’d be on reserve for many years, which would suck the life out of you. Living in domicile, you’d probably forget you worked for United, grow a Santa
-sized beard to shave off for landings class every 3 months and occasionally get your days off rolled.

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