I’ll cross that bridge when I get to it, but I’m not necessarily opposed to commuting to a west coast base for an earlier upgrade. Nor am I opposed to the six-month bid lock for ETOPS flying. But as an early 2017 hire I think it’ll be a while. That said, with the proposed growth, VSPs and a trickle of attrition it may happen sooner than we think, especially if Hawaii flying booms. Let’s hope the aviation recovery continues to be strong.

From where I live commuting to LAX wouldn’t be that hard.