Originally Posted by
clubord
I would rather continue the EWR commute and stay on B787 than be based in TPA or MCO as 737/320 CA.
Still think the quality of life would be better @40% EWR787FO than as junior line holder based in Florida. The pay difference would be minimal between the two and probably would lose an extra 2 to 3 days off a month on the narrowbody fleet.
Curious to see if I am just an outlier here or if there are others that would do the same.
There probably are! But that’s a good thing; the variety of preferences would give junior pilots more possibilities. What you mentioned is exactly why a lot senior FAs that could easily hold MCO prefer to commute to other bases. Still, the MCO FA base is not understaffed.
Personally, I would rather sit on reserve as a narrowbody CA for years if I only had to drive 15 minutes to get to work.