No one is defending home-basing, personally I wish it was the industry standard. It's not a direct comparison, just a "point out" that many talk about the pros/cons and yet outside of ACMI (and a few charters, etc.) it doesn't exist. It's almost like being a wind-blowing perspective...whereby one supports wherever they current are. Retirement or other pay/sched isn't going to compare to majors either...never said it did. I won't even begin to tell you the stories that exist at the majors regarding commuting, upgrade limitations, etc. Don't jump off the deep end here.