Originally Posted by
BFMthisA10
If you live within driving distance of MKE or ORD, this is still a fantastic company with good folks, and you are sitting on a very lucrative opportunity for the next year or so at least. You'll credit a lot, and occasionally time out in duty and/or block, probably upgrading in the company's forecasted 18mos.
If you're commuting and/or have a family, that's another story and should be approached with caution. Your schedule will not be reliable, and the impact on the family and personal life should be considered carefully.
Well, hmm. I'd be commuting from MSP or RST, which for ORD is about as easy as commuting gets I'd guess. MKE is a bit tougher, but it's still a one leg commute out of MSP. I'm anticipating a night before/night after/both, but it is what it is. The schedule reliability thing is a concern, for sure, but I'm kind of ok with it as a way to get more experience in a timely manner.
I'd be more concerned about the longer term impact of not being able to staff flights on the relationship between AWAC and UA. Not knowing anything about how such things work, I'd imagine there's penalties for not being able to fulfill a commitment and if that means that UA could walk away from AWAC prior to the end of the 5 year agreement.