Originally Posted by
Derek
Thank you everyone very much for all the replies and great insight! Coming to United for a IAH base is not even close to the only reason I'm planning United, it's just the main place I'd like to live of the option given. I just don't know anyone who works at United that's based in IAH so just a lot of unknowns as far as the overall feel of the base is, so I really appreciate it guys, thank you.
I commuted to IAH 737 for about a year on reserve. I did a lot of Bogota, Port of Spain red eyes in the summer and a lot of Edmonton, and Calgary in the winter. This was back in 2011 so things may have changed but IAH is a big base with some neat flying. I got qual’d to do Tegucigalpa as a reserve. I would shoot for the 737 but obviously I’m biased. I just think the flying is better. Has nothing to do with comfort. Clearly the a320 wins in that category. Hopefully this thread does not devolve. Lol. Houston definitely has a lower cost of living than most (all) of our bases. It’s just too hot and muggy for my blood.