OP,
Just take these answers through a filter. Most AA folks on here are going to be somewhat negative. And yes, as it sits currently, it’s not as good of a company as Delta, profit sharing is far less, and upgrade times are longer. With that said, it is a good job, and we have great pilots to work with. You won’t spend a 4 day trip wallowing in negativity like APZc might lead you to believe.
CLT will take about 2 years to hold, but that could go down (that’s a drop in the bucket). In the meantime, you won’t be stuck in LAX. If you get that as your first assignment, you’ll be able to switch to LGA (likely before IOE is completed).
Seniority wise, looks like you’d be 50% up the total list in about 9 years, conservatively able to hold wide body CA for your last 15 years. Of course, that could all change with another merger, or won’t matter if they go out of business, but thought I’d show you (based on a 32 year old hired in late July).
I think GSO ATL would not be a bad commute though either, and are you pretty committed to living in that area? I know we’ve changed our minds on where to live several times. It’s easy to move with young kids. Not so much once they hit middle school.