Originally Posted by tlamjaj

It is not as bad as some say on the forum. I live closer to DCA and IAD but make the drive to BWI and have 0 second thoughts. BWI is junior which actually means you’ll be on reserve a bit longer, unless the new contract takes out the section about giving hard lines to new hires. BWI has a good mix of flying if you want AMs or PMs- PMs rarely go out west, and do a lot of Florida flying and overnights. Plus a lot of short northeast flying- very few transcons. AMs do far more- not uncommon for day 1 to be BWI-LAS/LAX/PHX/SAN to another west coast destination and then get a long overnight.

You’ll make more year 1 here than anyone flying widebody at United with more days off. Year two will be fairly similar, year 3 and beyond they start out gaining us but I much prefer QOL and days off.