Originally Posted by
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Little bit of a thread revive. I've gone from definitely commuting to definitely not commuting based on a few weeks of experience. I'm trying to gather info on various bases to see where I would most like to drive to work. My family is very outdoors oriented and Seattle looks like a seems like a great choice. Anybody moved there recently? Any thoughts to share? Also, why is it that Delta can't define Seattle as an actual base when all of the other domiciles are? Does Seattle have room to grow as a base?
I'm just in training and know that I won't be able to hold it for a while, but any info would be most helpful.
If we have any base that could be called a "growth base" it's Seattle. The 73 category was just added, and has plenty of vacancies right now, and they haven't even posted all the openings they have said they expect.
The company has made it clear they intend to keep/grow the intl ops there, and the latest TA was a bit of a tip of their hand about the fact that they want more smaller domestic lift there for west coast ops (read e190 or some similar jet).
This could all change tomorrow, just ask the DFW and CVG guys, but for now SEA is looking pretty good if you want a place to move to long term.
BTW- if you're in training on the 73, 90% chance you will be able to hold SEA on the next AE.