Originally Posted by
AR1978
At the age of 45, would I have a good chance of getting the A320 at either IAH or ORD?
Don't worry about the base. That's easy to swap.
A320 vs 737 is hard to predict. Sometimes there are very few Airbus slots. 45 will be on the older side but not reliably oldest. If you get 737 ... you're either on that for two years or moving to something bigger (or to A320 CA).