Originally Posted by
Green Squirrel
DTW is not bad from MSP. NYC is easy, but the commutability of trips is not as nice as DTW.
ATL commute is tough. Some do a 2-leg commute through “secret airports.”
737 or MD would be your quickest airplane to get you back to MSP. But caution- MSP has been a shrinking DAL pilot base for a couple of years.
C-Series won’t be here until you’re out of seat lock, 2019-2020. Even then, it will be a new type of aircraft and seat locks won’t be a factor in bidding.
Just to clarify MSP has not been shrinking. It has not seen the growth other bases have but still has more pilots today than at the merger. It is projected to grow in the future with both a possible 717 and A330 base.