Originally Posted by
Cozmo
One of the reasons I'm excited about Spirit is that the Dallas base would be a seemingly easy commute for me. I've read in another thread that junior guys are probably better off with FLL in terms of getting a line sooner, as there is little movement in DFW. How easy is it and how often can you change bases if you don't like your present commute? Any further comments on DFW?
There’s good info on DFW if you comb other threads. Even if you could hold DFW after 2-3 months holding a line there would take no less than a year, unless of course they decide to give resume growth in DFW. I don’t see that happening anytime soon though.
We have vacancies every month. The bidding and awards come out about 2 months in advance, so you need to plan ahead a bit.
One more important point to remember. We’re a very seasonal airline. You could be holding a line during the summer and go back to reserve right thereafter. This is specially notorious in FLL. It’s our most elastic base. You can easily find 40% of the pilots on reserve in Sep-Oct. So plan accordingly and play your cards right.
One last thought. Think about moving to base at some point unless of course you really have a good reason to stay put and your commute can be done on a single 1-1.5hr leg on company metal. It’s not the same commuting while working for a legacy than commuting at Spirit.