Originally Posted by
GoFast8
Getting DFW right off the bat seems highly unlikely. I can’t relocate, so I’ll be commuting until I can hold DFW. What equipment/base combo gives me the best shot at getting back to DFW the fastest? Also, is reserve life easily commutable?
320LAX here, currently waiting on 320DFW. Commute’s pretty easy—lots of flights daily, including two redeyes home. Not ideal after a long day, but at least you're going home.
SCR wasn’t bad from a commuting standpoint. I’d bid the 1500 RAP start, catch the 1115 flight, and land at LAX around 1300. I’d hang out in the crew room until 1500 to see if anything popped up. If not, off to the crash pad.
Most of my trips ended later in the day, so I usually got home a day early. If duty off was past 2200, they couldn’t use me the next day. Sure, that meant a redeye, but beggars can’t be choosers.
LCR can work from DFW. Proffering and managing your start time is key.
As for the fastest route to DFW? No one really knows. It’s a crapshoot. There were some entitlement awards for 737DFW in the February 2025 class vacancy awards, but on the flip side, company projections show 320DFW growing by 10% next summer.
All that said—take it for what it is: just one person’s take.