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Regarding age, I'm in the Nov 19th class, we had 8 EWR 737 and 8 IAH 737 and IAH went senior. I'm 27 and 3rd from the bottom. I think the youngest guy was 26. The oldest was around 40ish??
 
So comparing IAH and EWR, how long to hold a line? How much more senior is IAH?
 
I was also hired in March and have my first line in Dec. My EWR classmates have been holding lines since Aug. I hope this info helps.
 
What the heck..

I was hired Mid-April and I have my first line in Dec on the 737 in EWR
I was the secend from the bottom line holder.
 
Don't know what they're doing now but when I was hired I started in December and we were off weekends and the holidays. So my guess would be that you will have the 23rd-25th off.

That was quite a few years ago so hopefully somebody's got better intel for you than that.
 
I have been hired into the Jan 3rd class 07! First of the year.......
Wondering if there is any information about the Jan class breakdown yet?

Happy Landings
 
Daddy69 said:
I was also hired in March and have my first line in Dec. My EWR classmates have been holding lines since Aug. I hope this info helps.
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It does, thanks! Seems like just a few months difference as far as holding a line on the 73 goes.

Do new hires bid position and dom or are they assigned?
 
4got2flare..Congrats on the job...Looks like we're both starting in the same Jan 03 class. Any insight as to what is going to be available as far as bases and a/c are concerned? Cheers
 
I received a message that stated the class on the 9th was all equipment including 777 (2). Nothing so far on the Jan 3rd class. I'm not even sure how many per class. Just looking forward doing being there day one.

Look forward to seeing you there.
 
Looking at the wrong date on the calander...... I start on the 2nd. Everything starts on a Tuesday. Sorry for the confussion.

Happy Landings
 
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Careful on bidding the 777, you are looking forward to reserve for quite a while. If you live or plan on moving within reserve call in time, it may not be a bad deal. If you are gonna commute, consider it twice if you have a choice within the other equipment. Im not trying to preach to the choir or act like a big shot, just a piece of advice of someone who has been at CAL for almost 2 yrs and is relatively junior at 48% on the 737. Looking at my December bid schedule, you are gonna have to be really senior to have a decent quality of life with PBS. There are no guarantees with that either, but I wont get into detail because thats an entirely different thread. Good luck to every newhire and welcome to the family. No matter how incestious it is.
 
4got2flare said:
I received a message that stated the class on the 9th was all equipment including 777 (2). Nothing so far on the Jan 3rd class. I'm not even sure how many per class. Just looking forward doing being there day one.

Look forward to seeing you there.
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I'm in the Jan.9th Class and I'm hearing the same thing. Each type of equipment available. Not sure how many positions per aircraft type.
 

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