They had 175 DFW and CRJ ORD for us to pick from. Lots of DFW locals in class, myself included. 4 of us from XJT, a few from Mesa, the rest are CFI and corporate backgrounds. First time I've ever heard of new-hires being guaranteed their choice of base and equipment before we even showed up. Also, the fact that only new-hires are currently going into the right seat on the 175 helps with QOL improvement...provided of course that the stream of new hires doesn't dry up. We shall see...