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?
SFO is the junior base for both CA and FO. It's a very expensive place to live and it can be very challenging for commuters. I don't feel it is difficult to imagine why this base is very junior.
It's also the junior base for an airline that has taken the majority of our pilots who have made the decision to leave. Which I feel is understandable. A junior AS pilot on reserve can not pick up extra flying to help pay for that crash pad yet at the same time due to reserve staffing rules it is difficult to trade reserve days. It's not a stretch to imagine why SFO will remain the junior base for quite some time. AS mgmt has created quite the problem for themselves. I just wish the pilots would stop trying to solve it.