Originally Posted by
AlaskaAdam
You were right. I am in shock. I was told during my interview it took over a year to get IAD. That was a relief to me because I have absolutely no desire for IAD nor would it be commutable for me.
She confirmed and my friend currently in sims text me tonight. The entire class that just started all got IAD. She said they had retirements and upgrades and they needed help there. She did say IAH remains to be the junior base and the largest base but there is no way of knowing where you would be assigned. I read here and heard there is not much flying out of IAD. I know I looked at crashpads online. They are much more expensive.
Thanks for sharing what you heard. I am trying to decide what direction I am going. My buddy did say the training department is pretty organized and he is enjoying it.
Crew planning plays with the block hours in each base every month to suit staffing by increasing/decreasing trips that crossover base to base. It also appears, unless you were interviewing for a DEC position, that the recruiters do not know what they're talking about. While it is true that IAD is a senior base, it has been short on FOs all year, though reserve times have been long due to lack of movement in the upper half of the list.