Originally Posted by
Pony Express
Im curious about this as well, I have a CJO (still waiting on class date) and watching the drops it looks like NYC is drying up compared to earlier drops. I already commute so it wouldn't be a big deal to keep commuting (especially with the positive space, for as long as that is around), but would obviously rather drive to work.
Im assuming conventional wisdom is to bid for the aircraft types that are in your desired base so you can move at some point later down the road without worrying about a seat lock? How often is there an opportunity to change bases? Is there some way to do a base to base swap with another pilot outside of an AE or something along those lines? I've read back quite a few pages to try to figure it out but I'm still uninformed, to say the least, coming from a regional with only 2 bases, 1 fleet type, and base changes/upgrade bids that only happen when the company decides to do it. TIA
AEs happen about quarterly. They usually have a 210 day conversion window, but can be 365. I suppose in the past base-only conversions would happen soon after the AE awards came out, but that’s not the case right now. Definitely bid for equipment that is in the base you want if the base is more important than what you fly. No base swaps like at some of the regionals. Don’t mention it again unless you want the grumpy people that like to say the word abrogation to come out.