It's not 3-9 months to hold MIA. That was true this past summer when MIA was expanding and there were vacancies every month. MIA has become senior quickly on the FO side.

For potential new hires looking to come here for the MIA base you need to understand how "holding" a base works here.
"Holding" a base is not just seniority based on DOH. First there has to be a vacancy. So for example, right now the junior FO in base at MIA is March 2017. That FO got lucky and got in this summer when MIA was expanding. MIA is now fully staffed and it very senior now to get an award.


Here are the past three months of awards to MIA for FO's:
Jan 18- MIA none
Feb 18- MIA none
March 18- MIA 2- DOH 9/15 (2 years and 2 months of seniority at time of award for March 2018, will actually be in base at 2 years and 6months from DOH)

So for all you potential new hires out there, I want you to understand the truth about MIA. Even though our current seniority list shows a DOH of March 2017 as the junior FO in base. The past three months of base awards only two FO's got into MIA with a DOH of 9/15. Right now on the denied award report for the last award for MIA there were 43 FO's denied MIA. So for a new hire starting today, you already have 43 FO's senior to you trying to get into MIA. In the past three months we've only seen two FO's get into MIA. I understand things change, people upgrade and leave the company. Summer brings more flying etc. However, as of now flying is not increasing in MIA and I don't see a huge wave of Captain upgrades happening. MIA had a wave of vacancy awards last spring and summer, and that wave has passed. MIA is fully staffed and senior to get now.


Bottom line:
By my math it would take a new hire over 2 years to be awarded MIA as an FO.