Well, as it is, 772s seat more than A343s, while the 77W is currently the airplane with the second largest seating capacity, behind the 744. The 788 will be the same size as the 763s, while the 789s are A343 sized (just a touch smaller than the 772). So, after that tongue twister, you likely get 2 pilot groups for widebodies. 787s and 777s, with the transitional being 777s, A340s, 767/787 In a message dated 4/26/2005 12:49:53 PM Central Daylight Time, mgreenwood@xxxxxxxxx writes: It will depend on where the 777s fit into the scheme of things. If they become the new flagships of AC's fleet (and I think they would because I remember reading somewhere that they seat more people than the A340) then the pilots with the most seniority will get first crack at them and they can potentially bump people down the line onto smaller aircraft. My boss is a retired AC captain and when they got rid of the 747s, he got first crack at the A340 because it was now the largest plane in Air Canada's fleet. Some A340/330 guys got bumped down to the 767 to make room for the 747 guys, etc. New hires would depend on how many new aircraft they acquire in relation to how many old ones they retire.