UAL Vacancy 21-04

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

pretty nuts to think I could have just upgraded in base if a year ago I hadn't left thinking I was about to be furloughed.
what a wild time to be alive

And it could just as quickly go the other way.

 

[m77y]

I’ve been on property 4 months and could have held the 777 at my home airport. Crazy times

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

I’ve been on property 4 months and could have held the 777 at my home airport. Crazy times

Is it true newhires can't hold 777/787 off the bat?

 

[Finny]

Is it true newhires can't hold 777/787 off the bat?

Not being offered in the initial drops, but the minute you’re on property you can participate in the vacancy bids. Lots of newbies getting assigned 737/320/756 and then bidding over to the 777/787.

Almost 900 open positions left over with this vacancy too. Looks like the crazy hiring spree will be going on for the foreseeable future.

 

[Jimmy_Norton]

HIRE ME!

 

[Fixtur]

 

[bLizZuE]

I took my first available upgrade at Eagle at just short of seven years. Could have held Captain at United in 4. Immediately after believing for almost a year that I would be furloughed.

 

[bike21]

I took my first available upgrade at Eagle at just short of seven years. Could have held Captain at United in 4. Immediately after believing for almost a year that I would be furloughed.

Crazy world, certainly feels good to be passing up captain slots right now after thinking the worst last year.

 

[Kingairer]

United is the new Delta.

 

[Skåning]

I took my first available upgrade at Eagle at just short of seven years. Could have held Captain at United in 4. Immediately after believing for almost a year that I would be furloughed.

At ExpressJet it was a 9 year upgrade, now at Eskimo it’s sub 5. What an insane ten years it’s been!

 

[bLizZuE]

United is the new Delta.

Now with more widebodies!

 

[jynxyjoe]

Now with more widebodies!

I think endeavor has more widebodies than Delta. I joke about that, you watch, 15 minutes from now we'll finally have the 787/MAX deal

 

[TWP]

You guys bringing your logic and rational thinking towards guessing the future; good sirs this career is a total casino.

 

[Cherokee_Cruiser]

I took my first available upgrade at Eagle at just short of seven years. Could have held Captain at United in 4. Immediately after believing for almost a year that I would be furloughed.

How junior did [any fleet] ORD CA go, could you have held it?

 

[bike21]

Now with more widebodies!

Booo hiss

 

[bLizZuE]

How junior did [any fleet] ORD CA go, could you have held it?

Not junior enough. About 1000 numbers from 787 FO and 320/737 CA in ORD.

A bid or two ago I could have held 320/737CA on the coasts. Not gonna commute.

I will probably hang out on the 756 until I can have a decent line on the 787.

 

[Jimmy_Norton]

What the.....?

 

[Screaming_Emu]

At ExpressJet it was a 9 year upgrade, now at Eskimo it’s sub 5. What an insane ten years it’s been!

I was 160 away from upgrade when I left Surejet after 8 years. Now I’m a 747 captain at Air Nude Guy Holding Beachball after 5.5 years. It’s weird times.

 

[ZapBrannigan]

What the.....?

I was thinking the same thing

 

[🦈💜]

This one time, I was a SENIOR airline Captain flying a BIG airliner!

I think I get where you’re maybe trying to go with this, but uh … please, just stop.