Originally Posted by
WindWalker999
Out of curiosity, from the sounds of the discussions here it sounds like LAX and SFO are junior bases. What makes them so, and what are trips like out of those places (as in average number of days, percent of red-eyes etc) and is there any provision to "satellite base" out of LGB / SNA / SMF etc?
LAX is senior now. With the Airbus transitions, LAX went senior. SFO is our most JR base. Best variety of trips by far are out of SEA, only because it's the highest bank of flying. Alaska doesn't service LGB, SNA has a limited number of lines dedicated to it. SMF is not a base, and I doubt will ever be. There has been pontification on trying to make SJC a co domicile with SFO. As I understand it, as of now, SFO is most JR for both FO and CA. Once hiring starts again, most likely SEA will become available relatively quickly, and now maybe PDX depending on when the growth spurt happens. All this is just a guess and I'm sure I'll be corrected somewhere!