I wouldn’t be surprised to see a west coast base and a IAH base in the near future. VP of Flight Ops has made is clear that:

1) They need more bases
2) The recent basing assessment is now based on “where pilots want to live, where do they live vs legacy flight competition”
3) LAS and DFW have been senior for 6+ years


Wouldn’t be surprised if we see a LAX base and IAH base in the near future purely to help with pilot rentention/hiring/attrition.

Acquiring pilots and keeping them is HUGE on their mind. Can’t wait for negotiations