Originally Posted by
minnereg
Hey guys and gals,
I'm not counting my chickens before they're hatched. I have a hypothetical question. My interview is next week. If I were fortunate enough to be hired, what would you guys suggest as my best route to getting based in MSP ASAP? I have a young family and would love to be home (and near our immediate families) as much as possible. Is there a preferential type and base for me to commute from? Does anyone know an approximate time for a new hire to get to MSP? Just spit-balling here. Hope to be flying with you fine folks in the near future!
Move to msp if that is your long term goal and take a A320, MD88 or 73n to NYC or DTW. You will have a line pretty quick in NYC and the commute is a lot easier than getting to ATL from MSP (lots of senior NW pilots and admin folks commute from msp to Atl). Some brand new hires just got msp A320s in the last AE before they finished training. DAL is planning to add 73N to msp this winter. I would guess it may only take you six month to get there if you get one of those planes. If you get something else(717) you can bid msp and retrain at the one year mark.
Now go get hired! Good luck.