Originally Posted by N4865G

CJO received and waiting for the class date. 51yo excited to join AA as a career destination.
I see there is a lot of volatility in the class assignments these days.
As we are moving from overseas we have no roots anywhere in the US as of yet, but want to be in the East Coast to be able to fly to Europe to see the Family and visit our son in college in WV.
Could someone please share their view on the overall quality of life for a new hire across bases in PHL, DCA, CLT and ORD?
I'm interested in the following:
- time to hold a line
- ability to bid short-reserve
- typical trips
- red-eyes/overnights?
- ability to swap trips (I understand dropping trips is impossible).
- seniority progression in that particular base.

Thanks