Originally Posted by
Lvlng4Spd
I know a few charter and smaller 135 outfits offer home basing already. I personally commute 2 and sometimes 3 legs from the Midwest to a PDT base, and am perfectly happy in doing so. The questions I have are, as the amount of available pilots (due to pay or otherwise) becomes more scarce...
What if a regional airline were to offer a home-basing option?
Would it attract anyone additionally or cause lateral movement to said airline?
Would it offset pay scale comparisons to know you could be based virtually anywhere and always have a way to/from your trips or reserve periods?
Discuss...
You will get a lot of naysayers from the "Thats the way it is" group.
I propose that airlines be required to place a pilot in the domicile that is easiest for them to get to. IE Pilot lives in Virgnia, they would be forced to place them in a DC base as opposed to a Dallas base. Yes that might cause displacements but it would (after a shift in mindset) drastically increase QOL and reduce commuters.