Originally Posted by
24Whiskey
I’m finishing the year with 1/3 of my overnights at home and well over half a month worth of DDH credit. Heck where I commute from it’s almost too hard to imagine a QOL better if it was a base. I’d be interested to see how many BOS guys see it that way with the amount of GS with DH’s on both ends.
As much as many of us want the Texas base it’s hard to get excited if they can’t justify a Boston domicile…
1) Zero chance of BOS (or anything for that matter) in 2024. Flight ops has been ordered to cut costs and opening a base is “too expensive” right now. This doesn’t change the fact that BOS is the best positioned city for a base down the road, but that looks more like 2026 at the moment.
The company is open to VB, but we know that won’t happen.
2) As a BOS guy senior enough to get some of the good DH/layover deals, I’d gladly trade it for the stability of driving to/from work every time.
The reality is the credit from DDH doesn’t usually get me anything extra when ADG drives my pay. DDH on a DH only day one (or last day) is nice.
The long (24+ hours) layovers are almost nonexistent for NB pilots. Some 14+ hour layovers let me get home which helps the family (but usually leads to less sleep).