Originally Posted by
Ice Bear
This is an awesome post for the logistics of reserve for new hires. Much appreciated.
Can anyone chime in on the "Primary Airport of the Base" or confirm that you only need to be within 2.5 hours of one of them? Is IAD primary for DC area and EWR for NYC? Assuming an equal commute to both cities, could anyone weigh in on local reserve life for either Airbus or 737 (e.g. NYC reserve is friendlier to 737 pilots, DCA to Airbus, etc)? Thank you so much!
One major thing to consider is that the 737 is like 97% Newark and 3% LGA. Same kind of thing for IAD (it’s vastly more IAD than the others).
so, if you want to cover, essentially, one airport, go 737. The bus is like 60/40 LGA/EWR, so you’re always back and forth. Yeah, there’s an override pay but I don’t think it’s worth it as a commuter.