Originally Posted by
FlyMT
I am also looking to be based in IAH as I will be commuting from Austin, TX. I have a CJO from xjt but I am still up in the air. Feedback is appreciated.
What are your goals? If you want short reserve and a lot of flying out of IAH and great AQP training, you'll have a tough time beating XJT. And there's a good chance our contract/pay will get better soon.
If you need to fly the shiny new jet out of a DFW or IAH base, then Mesa at IAH will let you choose your airplane (for now, they only fly the 175 out of IAH, but will be adding IAD)...… Envoy - you won't get the 175 unless you're a cadet in their program. SkyWest flies CRJs out of DFW and IAH. Republic only flies 175s......IAH is a small, senior base. Might take a while to get it.
PM Flyboy68 about Mesa - he spent 8 months on reserve in IAH in the past several months. LonghornManiac commutes from AUS to IAH for Republic and he wrote a great post that is pinned to the top of the Republic forum.