Originally Posted by Rhdicjkwso

1. Maybe easier to recruit but company would abuse this and have more trips end in base (tpa/lal/mco las) which is not good for anyone except people living in those bases.

2. Airplanes do not sit in Minneapolis. Planes sit in Dallas in the summer or move thru the Amazon system. They do not sit. Maybe another mx base is a good idea but I don’t think that’s any problem with pilots.

3. Airplanes already float around and crew Dh’s to them (benefit to the pilot group). How many last minute charters are there for a 737? Not the same ball game as a citation ultra on 135.

More bases is a lose lose for the pilot group in my opinion. Less deadheads (read dh deviations) and less options for flying by outsourcing to other bases. The contract already includes provisions for out of base reserve which they choose not to use. The company model is do some flying out of a certain city for a few months then move on to somewhere else. New bases would just be a carrot for new hires.

As you said, it gives THE AIRLINE more flexibility. Not much more flexibility to the pilot group.