Whatever you decide to do, make sure you get a mandatory displacement. You do not want to be seat-locked in any aircraft. This is just the beginning of many things to come.
Everybody is all upset about getting off the widebody. I understand that but like ACL said seniority rules. My last captain was on the panel for 6 YEARS. He did not complain about it. It is what it is. Bid what you want and want what you bid. Don't chase an airplane because you do not want to go back to school. Don't chase an airplane because it pays less money. Ask yourself how much money per month are you going to lose? Is it worth the commute? What willl be your new quality of life? Ask your WIFE what would be good? Make a PRO/CON list.
You cannot look at your relative postition for FEB to make a decision on what aircraft to bid. Things will change. The NYC ER category WILL shrink. The A-330 is coming to NYC. There will be more people commuting ATL-JFK. They have not announced SEA yet. You might be 50 deep holding a line now but in 6 months that might change. You could be a bottom line holder or even worse stuck on RSV. The increase in pay will be negated by commuting costs.
My advice is to stay senior in an aircraft, avoid the commute and ride out the storm and see what happens.
Instead of bitching about everything, be happy you have a job. Ask the Alaska guys.
Everybody is all upset about getting off the widebody. I understand that but like ACL said seniority rules. My last captain was on the panel for 6 YEARS. He did not complain about it. It is what it is. Bid what you want and want what you bid. Don't chase an airplane because you do not want to go back to school. Don't chase an airplane because it pays less money. Ask yourself how much money per month are you going to lose? Is it worth the commute? What willl be your new quality of life? Ask your WIFE what would be good? Make a PRO/CON list.
You cannot look at your relative postition for FEB to make a decision on what aircraft to bid. Things will change. The NYC ER category WILL shrink. The A-330 is coming to NYC. There will be more people commuting ATL-JFK. They have not announced SEA yet. You might be 50 deep holding a line now but in 6 months that might change. You could be a bottom line holder or even worse stuck on RSV. The increase in pay will be negated by commuting costs.
My advice is to stay senior in an aircraft, avoid the commute and ride out the storm and see what happens.
Instead of bitching about everything, be happy you have a job. Ask the Alaska guys.