Originally Posted by
CornFlake
Can anyone answer any of the following:
1. What are the 3 most junior bases?
2. At those bases, how long can one expect to sit on reserve?
3. How senior is PGD?
4. Any plans for expansion? More 320?
5. If you DO NOT commute and live at the base, how are the schedules and moving days off around?
It's hard to answer your questions because things are changing so fast right now. Since January 2014.... these are the bases newhires have been awarded:
7 MD80 PIE
13 MD80 SFB
8 MD80 PGD
7 MD80 FLL
6 MD80 LAS
1 MD80 ENV
2 MD80 OAK
Junior bases are Florida but some May 2014 newhires have been awarded OAK and LAS. You will go to PIE, SFB, or IWA if you get awarded airbus. Those are the only airbus bases right now.
The way we are hiring right now (depending on what base you go to) you probably won't be on reserve for long. That being said..... you will probably have a mixed line until we get a contract. I'm pretty senior and had reserve thrown on my line this month.
PGD is junior on the captain and f/o side.
8 airbus coming in 2015 and 12 or so more in 2018. That is subject to change.
Moving your days is almost impossible right now since we are understaffed.