DAL SEA Base

[jonjuan]

The 330 is extremely senior, like 15+ years with the company.

How is 85% considered extremely senior? Or do you mean longevity?

 

[General Lee]

Hey general-

737NG

What's that NG stand for again? I forgot and don't want to scroll back up to where you explained to a thousand professional pilots what it means. Sorry, the memory's going...

I find it hard to believe that your purpose is to educate us all when you don't spell out IN PARENTHESIS what an ER is.

I mean seriously, how is some regional pilot like me going to know what you're talking about? How can I make an informed decision about delta if you leave out this kind of crucial information?

Failing in your self appointed duties man

NG was "Next Gen." When the -800 came to DL around 1999-2000(?) there were stll 737-200s at DL Express and some at mainline, 737-300G's (737-300s with "Glass" and FMS--later went to NYC Shuttle), 737-300s with one FMS out in SLC (Ex Western) and a few 737-300s with two FMS panels that were from Western Pacific. A hodgepodge of 737s, so the "N" or "NG" stuck, even though the rest are gone. The category is still ATL 73N... (Or NYC, SLC, DTW, LAX....)

ER is "Extended Range." (757/767 category only) There used to be a domestic category that only did domestic 757/767 flying, and the ER category only did INTL flying. The DOM category had some great Caribbean turns from ATL that went really senior (like St Thomas, San Juan) for guys who didn't want to do Europe etc.


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[General Lee]

How is 85% considered extremely senior? Or do you mean longevity?

The 330 category in the 3 bases (SEA, DTW, and ATL) does have some junior pilots at the bottom of the FO list, maybe 12 years longevity for the bottom 5-10. Then everyone senior to them is a 15-20 year plus longevity FO. I've seen many 330 FOs who look older than their Captains, both FOs. They must love that plane and the 12 day trips with one commute per month.


Bye Bye---General Lee

 

[waveflyer]

Well I guess that was the only play....

 

[SkyNation]

The junior category as the above poster stated was the 7ER (757/767), and currently there are 160 FOs on it, with 9800ish as the plug. The A330 has 162 FOs, and the plug on it is actually 2 numbers junior to the 7ER plug, but overall is a lot more senior.

The junior categories out West are the SLC A320 (10,900ish), SLC 737NG (next gen) (10,800ish), LAX 7ER (10,800ish but still senior), and LAX 737NG (11,000ish). Overall, SLC 320 and LAX 73N are the junior West Coast planes.

Good luck, and hopefully a SEA 717 base will someday come to fruition.



Bye Bye---General Lee

IIUC correctly from a buddy, he's 5+ years and can't hold anything in SLC. FWIW

 

[JumpersAway]

SkyNation- you make the move to Delta?

 

[dalad]

Don't plan on holding SEA anything for at least 5 years. That is unless they open a 717 base and a 737 base.

 

[jonjuan]

Or a bunch of the gummers move along.

 

[ninepilot]

Hmm. I've been at the company 13 years and cannot hold SEA. Then again, I am a North pilot, so my 2001 hire date was slotted in with 2007 Delta South newhires. That being said, the most recent list shows the 2 junior SEA FOs as 1999 and 2001 hires.