Is there any benefit to the company for a west coast base besides covering outstation sick/timeouts? If not, it's probably still worth it if done right, right? How about a SFO/OAK common base? Maybe that would make the most sense. Hey, you could even throw in SJC and SMF with longer callouts. Out of SFO and OAK you could easily deadhead crews on UAL or SWA anywhere. For pilots, it's better than LA because of public transportation and traffic. What about the possibility of being cross-trained/utilized on A330 and A321 simultaneously? Am I way off here?