Originally Posted by
pparikh15
Hi, I am still in flight school but republic is like one of top 3 regionals to work for in my list. I am from Chicago and would prefer to stay in Chicago. Is ORD a hard base to get for a new hired FO? Really appreciate your help.
Thanks in advance.
I would bet that Republic has the most senior Captain group in ORD. You could get hired by an AA WO, flow to AA and upgrade to NB CA in ORD faster than getting it as a Republic captain.
I've flown with many captains that live near ORD but commute to DC, EWR, IND or LGA.