Originally Posted by
Flymeaway
Right now it takes 4-5 years to hold PHX or TUS as a captain. That can change of course, but it doesn’t necessarily mean you have you upgrade to a different base. You can be an FO there until you have the seniority to upgrade there if being based there is more important to you than upgrading. If it’s more important to upgrade as soon as possible, then it’s off to the Midwest with you.
sort of depends on if you want to be on the leading or the trailing edge of the hiring wave...