Originally Posted by
Wuzzo
As one of the guys in the pool (offered a job, but I'm not available till next Summer) I'm obviously hoping for the hiring to continue. What do you experienced DAL-ers think about this idea?
Caveat 1: I'm blessed to be in a position to be able to pick lifestyle over $.
Caveat 2: Don't want to commute to reserve (we'll suffer the inconvenience of an extra move or two instead).
Plan 1:
- Move fam to MSP/DTW (CVG?) and rent a place an hour or so from the airport for a few years while I sit Reserve.
- Once I can hold a reasonable line, swap to NYC and commute from New England - looking to settle within driving distance of MHT (BOS if I have to).
Plan 2:
- If the economy keeps the real estate in the tank in the area North of NYC, just start out in NYC and move the fam there from the get go.
M88 seems like a good platform for both plans, and I've got a bit of an affinity to twin-engined MacD jets anyhow.
Again, I know this is cart before the horse and all could change tomorrow (story of my life), but what say the old craniums?
I would stay away from CVG at all costs. The COL is low but the writing is more than on the wall that it's gonna close. They just created a bunch of CVG-DTW commuters with limited directs.
Having said that, MSP on the MD would be good, had a lot of vacancies there on the last bid but if you have plans to go to the NE, I think NYC will always be junior because of the three hub coverage requirement and the COL. Remember you only have to cover one airport within approx 2 hours on SC, so if you can do that and not commute to reserve your QOL goes up dramatically!!