1. Has anyone been through the phone interview? Does anyone know what is discussed/asked?
Others have more current experience and will hopefully share that, but expect it to be heavy on customer service. And of course the standard "Tell me about a time when...."
2. It appears that home basing is intact. I heard that it is in jeopardy, though. Is that true? No.
3. Does crew scheduling handle crew hotel accommodations? Does a hotel shuttle pick you up or is it uber/cab?
Travel does hotel and airline booking. In bigger cities there's a hotel list they go by (In theory anyway). Grd trans can be Hotel Shuttle, FBO Van (most common), or Uber/Lyft/Taxi. Lyft is preferred, NJA has a deal with them. At small out of the way airports grd trans can be a real adventure. Had to ride a senior citizen's center handicapped van one time, that was the only option other than sleeping on the jet.
4. On reserve, are you sitting standby at the FBO?
There's no real reserve. You either have a trip, have "Hot Spare" or sit "Tentative". Usually you wind up flying. Both Hot Spare and Tentative you're expected to have the jet preflighted and ready. The difference is Hot Spare you have a standard fuel load already on board and have a 30 minute launch window. Tentative no fuel loaded and a 45 min window.
5. Do all crew meals come from catering or is there a meal allowance?
A little of both. 98% of the meals are ordered from the crew meal menu on the company iPhone. 7 meal choices each for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. If the food is inedible or is a no show you can get a meal deviation and buy your own food. Many pilots will set the parking brake and go eat if crewfood doesn't show, depending on how long before they get another chance to eat.