Correct, I do not believe I said they weren't. If I implied that, I apologize.

(Edit - re-reading it, I can see how that was poorly worded.)

They can still be an IAD program pilot, yet be home based doing it. IAD is the "program" base, not the "pilot" base. The IAD program pilots are Home Based. It is a separate pilot group with special sim training, and their own bid packs.

The LAS program pilots are the only ones not Home Based, they do it like other airlines and jumpseat to/from the program base in LAS. It's also a separate pilot group with it's own bid packs. Once there, they get hotels in base unlike other airlines. Basically, Omni pilots never need crashpads and aren't buying their own hotels.

Since somebody asked, it is the IAD program that has the higher minimum monthly guarantee of 80 hours instead of the 64 hour hour guarantee everybody else has.

It's still a great place to work. It has it's issues like all airlines do, but overall the place is a very good career. The management/labor relations are well above average. That doesn't mean there aren't issues, but by and large the management here is much more reasonable to work with than most.