Originally Posted by abxflyr

The thread is just drifting into a debate over home-basing vs. domiciled. The only airlines that typically offer home-basing are the few ACMI cargo operators. AA, DAL, FDX, UPS, Regionals, etc all stick with domiciled bases. ABX has kept that same model, even from the legacy days, as it works for them. If you are a job seeker it's just a matter of what works for you. Should you require tickets, live if ORF or wherever, apply to ATI, Connie, or Atlas. Want a few better rules and $$ in the long run, go with ABX. I've heard numbers ranging from 15K to 30K for what basing is worth vs. domiciled but it really doesn't matter since the math is there for personal assessment. All this has been mentioned before, it's very individualistic to your personal mileage in this area.

ABX's yearly hires about 40-50 per year. That cycle will most likely continue with attrition from retirements and resignations for the foreseeable future. Numbers may increase should ABX acquire additional flying/aircraft over what has already been announced. FO's have seen hard lines as quickly as 4-5 mths (varies). Captain upgrades at 5 yrs and may lower slightly over time.