Originally Posted by
Sos21
These are my top two choices as well, as of right now I only have a CJO from RAH. I’ve applied at EDV but have not been called yet. I live about an hour east of STL, which puts me just under 3.5 drive from IND, 4.5 drive from ORD and MCI. From what I saw all the flights to IND would go through MCI or ORD, so that would probably be easier to drive. As far as commuting goes it seems like RAH would be easier.
STL-LGA and STL-DTW direct flights are out there. For LGA you have DAL (VIA 9E it looks like), AA, an WN flights each morning for commuting to work. Looks to me like 9E would be easier with flights available direct to every 9E base.
Originally Posted by
TheWeatherman
They are better on Delta, but not by that much. There are still a gazillion people who will get on before you. Plus, if the Delta metal is an RPA aircraft, you get priority over EDV or even Delta mainline pilots.
I like having benefits across all three. The flexibility it provides is outweighs having slightly higher priority over other regional pilots on a single Major.
As someone already pointed out, the benefits 9E has on Delta are worlds better than RPs benefits on any airline. Being above retirees is massive for 9E pilots, plus 9E has positive space second flight for commuting.