Originally Posted by
panther172
Wait CLT isn’t a crew base? I was told it was a base by a recruiter. I have a phone screening/interview soon. Don’t really have any desire to go to Republic if I’m gonna have to commute to NY. Is that something I should ask about in the interview?
Also, I saw a previous post about the average FO lines per base. What exactly is a “line”? Is it how many FOs they put in a base? Sorry I’m still kind of new and trying to figure everything out before making the wrong decision. Why are there so many more lines in Columbus and Indiana than Chicago? I’d prefer a commute to Chicago than NY if I can’t be based in CLT. But not sure if that’s possible?
CLT is NOT a crew base. You’ll never (unless they open it for crew members) have the option to be based there. It’s strictly a maintenance base. Hopefully the recruiter just misunderstood you instead of providing misleading information.
A line is an awarded flying schedule. You’ll know your schedule ahead of time and won’t be on reserve. If your goal is CLT or ORD I would suggest a different regional. There are so many more lines in IND and CMH because Republic operates an outstation business model. PSA or Piedmont might be better options for you in CLT. Or Skywest in ORD. If you’re ultimate goal is to avoid a commute.