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Apr 16, 2014 | 10:05 am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JOSECONLSCREW28

With us at sCO we stay within the same aircraft type for our trip pairings. So for example If I was to work EWR - LHR on the 777, then I would work LHR - EWR on the 777 as well. Some flights you will work both the 757-200 as well as the 757-300, or you may start as a 737-800, but end as a 737-900. ... But for the most part we always stay within the same aircraft group not like the sUA side where they may start off working as a A320, but end up on the 739ER at the end of their pairing.

Isn't the reason for this the crew size required by the plane size? If the return flight was on a larger plane, you would be short. If on a smaller one, you would be overstaffed (something that I am sure would make SMI/J turn over in his sleep).