Originally Posted by
Avgeek7248
If you’re hard stuck on the south then it’s hard to beat ATL for us compared to IAH. I lived in the Woodlands. Nice area. United’s prescience in IAH comes and goes but it’s more of a NB hub than an international launch point. There’s something to be said living in HQ. The base will most likely never close. Tons of options for different jobs whether it be on the line or at mothership. Tons of fleet variety. As someone who’s lived in Georgia both north and south of ATL it’s a really nice area and dirt cheap if you don’t mind living in the quieter suburbs outside the crap hope (subjectively) that is the city of ATL. I loved Newman and if you have a family the pilot ghetto of PTC is a great option. You can always keep the CJO in your back pocket if you don’t like it here but if you live in base and don’t mind flying the 717 it’s a great fleet for ATL currently. 737/320 bid packages are pretty terrible for mid to low seniority and with what pops up in OT. 7ER junior is the Florida shuttle. WB has tons of variety once you can hold the right seat in it. Good luck.
all very good info thank you! Not too worried about bid packs/flying first couple years.. tho I am seeing IAH captain upgrade on 737/320 is under 2 years, versus 5-ish years for DL? Is that something to weigh highly, seems like a big difference?