Originally Posted by
Huskypilot
Thanks for the info on the latest base drops for DEC. I'm wondering if PHX is realistic for a new hire DEC and, if so, how soon. Also wondering how soon one could expect a line there. Months? Years? I know this is a crystal ball question, but I'd appreciate someone's insider perspective.
The last vacancy award was the first week of January and in it the bottom 7 DECs were displaced to Phoenix captain while still in training. You will definitely be able to hold Phoenix before you are out of training.
A Phoenix DEC I know who has been at Envoy 14 months is holding a line in Phoenix because people senior to him have been bidding reserve.. When that will happen to you depends on attrition, how fast the base grows, and how many DECs come in below you. Phoenix is growing slowly, ALPA says to expect more flying out of Phoenix as flying through Austin winds down. We hope to take more Phoenix flying from SkyWest but that is up to American. Crew Planning projected 13 more lines of flying in Phoenix in June than in January.