Originally Posted by
chazbird
How is seniority & base choice assigned in class. Age? Social security? Whats the reserve call out? I figured due to cost of living SFO would be on the low end of desirability and it seems they are putting new equipment for UAL there, right?
You pick/agree to equipment when you accept the class date.
Seniority within class by last four of SSN (lower = senior).
Base assignments start with what is available (ie not taken by old-hires), in seniority order.
Call out 2 hours.
Some folks would of course avoid SFO due to cost, but most pilots who are from the west coast chose SKW given the option...so there will always be some bay area locals who can live with the rents, or have a spouse pulling in bay-area wages. I'd say there's a decent chance you'd get SFO right off the bat, but if not it should only be a month or three (most likely before you complete training, since they run a bid every month).