MCI is just like any other base. You bid for your schedule and fly trips out of MCI. Trips usually start early morning since it's an outstation and returning late at the end of your pairing. Republic is a great place to work, however, in the regional game we have no idea how things are gonna be in a few months let alone 4 years down the line, so it's hard to give you a straight answer.

I've worked both fractional and airlines. With fractional you have a set schedule which is nice. You can plan things months in advance and not have to worry about bidding lines. Downside to the schedule is you're gone 7 or 8 days at a time. You do all the flight planning, catering, cleaning, lavs, etc. yourself. A plus for the airlines is you just show up and fly the airplane. Another good fractional perk is you get to keep hotel points and Atlantic/Signature points. That's a good $2k a year or more depending on what you fly and how much gas you can take. I used it to buy Christmas presents.

Really they both are good choices and you have to do the weighing yourself. Just hope things are as good in 4 years as they are now.