Originally Posted by
Tropical
Plus, you said yourself you'll have to commute at United until you can hold DEN (which I understand is a fairly senior base there). You didn't say where you're commuting to at DAL, but there's a big difference between commuting from DEN to NYC or ATL and commuting to SLC or SEA. Or move closer to a base. You'll probably make more over your career and have more stability at Delta.
Senior to hold 787 CA. But it will just take one, maybe two vacancy bids to get NB FO and we’ve been having monthly bids lately. There’s also unfilled NB CA vacancies if you want to go that route once off probation. It’s been said many times before in other threads, but not really in this one- Having the training center in Denver opens up tons of opportunities if you want to be home every night as well as the hundreds of local instructors that will buy you off trips. Giving you more time at home or allowing you to double dip.
Our reserve rules do suck, but living in base helps. You’ll get a lot of opinions on here but it’s up to you if giving up some seniority and probable career earnings is worth never having to commute again.