Originally Posted by
tall guy
I was looking at Envoy and the word on the street is their upgrade times are now up to 6 years. I don't want to be in DFW or ORD commuting and worrying about crash pads waiting 6-7 years just to upgrade. I much rather be in Middle Tennessee. I know the area very very well. 2.5 isn't that bad. Hopefully I can get TYS. But what will be better is if PSA had a Nashville base. That would be awesome.
I was told by several close friends who have been in the airlines a long time, pick a place based on 3 things; commute, reserve and upgrade. Obviously, your not going to have 1 thats best at all three, but two out of three aint bad. I drive to work, I should be off reserve here in about a month, and right now, it will probably be a 4 year upgrade for me. Two out of three aint bad, but honestly, a 4 year upgrade is still rather low, historically. We all know and agree that things change on a daily basis, and 6 months is an eternity in the regional airline business, so this is all subject to change.
Yea, you and me both wish Nashville will be a base. I dont think it will ever happen as a crew base, but they are still looking to do maintenance there, so that might happen. That would increase the number of overnights there, which is a small victory id say.