I do think it's good advice to go to the first place that calls. None of these are hard commutes it's a west coast airline after all. You won't have to wait long for answers either, SLI should be out the first of the year or so. If it goes really wrong and you are looking for that SEA base you can always apply to Delta. I kept hearing the NY base would close in about a year, but there has rescently been wavering on that one so who knows. If you do live on the east coast I would not play that bet though, do yourself a favor and apply to any number of airlines with a strong east coast presence