Originally Posted by
DragonFlyer14
1. With the current cancellation of American/TSA contract and the extra airframes to Envoy/PSA, will this effect Republic’s DCA flying? For ex: will the AA wholly owns pick up DCA flying hence downsizing Republic’s DCA presence?
2. Is there a variety - ex: 2,3,4 day trips out of DCA or is it mostly only longer, 4 day trips? Could one posibnly split a 4 day trip into two consecutive 2 day’s hence maximizing nights at home rather than a hotel?
3. Is upgrade time at DCA junior in the company or is it much longer to upgrade at DCA then say, LGA or EWR?
The flying our code share partners (DL,AA,UA) give us is a forever changing thing. They may cut in one location and give us more in others. TSA/Expressjet lacked scale and this was counter to AA's strategy. The EMB 145s are being given to Envoy (and other wholly owned regionals) and from what I can tell we're not seeing any less flying.
Miami is our most senior base (for both CA/FO) and Columbus, Indy, LGA and PIT are more junior for FOs. DCA runs a bit more senior than CMH/IND/LGA/PIT.
As someone mentioned earlier, upgrade is based on seniority. For the September bids, the most recent captain upgrade was hired about 2.5 years ago. Upgrading to captain is one thing, holding a line is another. You can upgrade to captain but will probably be on reserve for a while if you choose Miami.