How long to hold Delta 777 right seat after hire?

[Furloughed80]

I don't if this has been stated, but there are late 2005 hires holding lines on the 777 out of EWR at CAL. I was under the impression they were all on reserve; but apparently a lot of senior people intentionally bid reserve on the 777 enabling junior pilots to hold lines.

 

[PeanuckleCRJ]

PeanuckleCRJ, did you get the ER or domestic? Finished training yet?

I bid the domestic- could hold either. It's more the kind of flying I want to do right now, and the pay is basically the same.

I have an out and back on Tuesday which should finish up my IOE as long as they don't trade a 767 for a 757 again. I haven't been able to get a 767 leg yet. The 757 is a sweeeet flying airplane, I must say.

 

[Bushhatesyou]

As I said this is what was told to me by Check Airman Pete Bartelli. I am just repeating what he told me. When you fly with him you can ask him youselves. When he was talking about failure rates he wasn't talking about the sims, he was referring to IOE.

Now my opinion if we didn't have a POS contract sold and negotiated by a bunch of sc@UM Bags, crooks and thieves it wouldn't matter. Because if we had pay rates with appropriate spreads between widebodies and narrowbodies and a real scheduling section we wouldn't be debating this subject, as it would be years until any newbie could hold a 756 or a 777.

Now I am going to enough my first layover on the 756 and enjoy SJU. Because shortly I will go back to work for our union and prepare to strike this airline.

FYI Possible TA on the Protocall agreement this week. If so CONTRACT 08 NEGOTIATIONS START NEXT WEEK. GAMES ON AND DON"T BE A WHORE AND PICK UP PREMIUM OPEN TIME!

So I wonder how "new" the guy who was sitting in the left seat was when they got chased down by Israel's fighter pilots?

 

[spongebob]

As an early 2000 hire, I am 450 numbers from NYC 88 Capt, and 1000 numbers from 777 F/O...

And considering most of the guys over age 53 have left and the age 60 rule is soon to slide to 65...you will be posting the same numbers 5-10 years from now. You best be praying for lots of new (read: not replacement) widebodies and a constant fleet growth. Things at DAL could stagnate for quite a while.

SB

 

[Pat Fabin]

Sponge,

Guess your glass really IS half empty!

 

[800Dog]

Sponge,

Guess your glass really IS half empty!

I think he is just being realistic.