Is there any chance, before below freezes over, that a new hire could get 757 MSP? I would take anything up north, 757 would be a preference.
Heyas EV,
Back in the late 90's, people were getting hired into the 757, right seat of the 727, and the back seat of the 747.
While that was happening with overall lower hiring numbers (rarely more than 20-25/mo), back then there was much less disparity in the QoL in the fleets, so people would stick around on the -9 (and 727), which allowed more junior people to move up.
Now people are going for the max cash and best QoL they can get, and bidding up as fast as they can. The only blip in that is DC-9 Captain, which is going junior because the widebody FO position pays almost as much and has a QoL that so much better it's hard to believe it's the same airline.
If you DO get to bid the 757, it will be reserve only, and with the 4 year freezes, plan on being parked there for a long, long time.
Nu