Originally Posted by
SkyWagonGrant
I just applied at United.
I am 48, live in Santa Barbara, and if hired, plan to bid the 737 and GUM if it becomes available. We would rent our house out and move the family there for 1-3 years, maybe more if my wife and young boys like it. So far everyone is keen. I've spent a few months on a sailboat in Pohnpei and Kosrae, and our family loves the ocean so we would welcome the adventure.
In the likely event that GUM is not available, I'd bid 737 LAX and be local.
Anyone know if the last class had any GUM awards to a new hire? Someone earlier in the thread said that base and AC choice goes from old (senior) to young. Would my chances of getting the aircraft and base of my choice (GUM or LAX) be good because of my age?
Cheers,
Grant
GUM is a very small base. (Around 60 total FOs.) Recently it has been offered in some NH classes, but there’s just not enough movement for that to always be the case. Unless you had a very near hire date, trying to predict whether that would be true for you wouldn’t be remotely possible. If & when you get hired & GUM isn’t available to you, the best strategy is to bid into the fleet (737 anywhere) so seat locks won’t restrict you from a transfer bid once a vacancy reaches your seniority.