Originally Posted by
tacocasa
QoL is pretty good with trip rigs and duty rigs keeping schedules efficient. 12 days off minimum for reserve and lineholders, 100% DH and cancel pay leg-per-leg, lots of open time (150% pay over guarantee).
Upgrade is long, but it will move quickly. We lost a lot of FOs when our future was uncertain, meaning that those who join now may see very quick progression in seniority. Those should start by summertime when our larger classes finish IOE.
No idea on bases other than IAD and ORD being hubs. There are talks/rumors of either 5-6 small bases or 3-4 large ones.