Originally Posted by
LAXtoDEN
They don’t have “global reserve” and their commuter clause is rock solid. WB trips are easily commutable at AA and they can list for the jumpseat 8 days prior, whoever lists first gets it, seniority does not apply. It’s so good they have pilots who commute to WB FO over holding NB CA in the base they live in. I’m sure an AA pilot could swoop in and tell you more on why it’s so good.
I flew with a NB CA who wants to not only give up NB CA but also bypass WB FO in base to commute to a different WB base just because the trips were better and commuting is so easy (relatively speaking). I thought that person was crazy for that, but still