Originally Posted by
Doc Holliday
So, say if MCO is the base to be announced. Can any of you United guys shed some light on how long it would take a new hire to even see that base in the future? Is it even a realistic consideration for someone to think they will be able to drive into work someday, or are these pipe dreams? I’m guessing this would be a very senior base?
Also why I’m seeing some people saying MCO/TPA? What is meant by shared base? Like a satellite base for starting out and finishing TPA?
Ny WAG is it will probably go very senior on the captain side and less so on the FO side. Look at some traditionally very senior bases- CLE, IAH, DEN- new hires are getting these in indoc or shortly after. Captains much less so.
There is some precedent with satellite/codomicile whatever you want to call it in NY and LA- ie you cover LGA/EWR/JFK depending on fleet, LA you cover a few in the area. I’m guessing it’ll be a codomicile simply because they’re close, and we have a medium sized presence in both, so why not cover them all? You’ll always end the trip in the same base you started from and you get “crosstown pay” for the satellite airport.