Hey all, just looking to get an idea of what the BOS base sees for flying. I know the answer to this could be quite broad, but what kind of trips does the 73 see out of BOS? Good overnights? Bad overnights? more two or three-day trips with long overnights, short overnights? I know the answer to this could be very different for different people, but what's the good, the bad and the ugly of the trips look like? Thanks for your input!

It's a mix.

No "victory laps." Best base in the system.

Adding on to the above, how is BOS for commuting? Sounds like it's not really commutable on the front or back ends (worst case scenario), so is there a decent crashpad network? Or do commuters rely on hotels?

I don't know how commutable the trips are, but I think BOS is mostly non commuters. If you are commuting, might as well go LGA/PHL/CLT/DCA and have better seniority and a bigger bid status...and the Airbus an Widebody option.

This is the way.

Good to see upgrade times coming down a bit. Currently a BOS JB GUY and thinking of making the jump to AA this year. Looking back at other post it seems like the Airbus coming to BOS is a rumor at best?

Would not recommend commuting

Edit: Since PBS is open I did a very quick check. There are only 6 total trips for DEC that report after 12:00 and also release before 15:00. If you move the release out to 17:00 there's 14. 20:00, 21.

Thank you, that's some good additional detail.

Yeah, BOS is really a locals base (MA, ME, NH).

You'll find alot of guys commuting to DCA from BOS for the bus too. That's a pretty easy commute with alot of frequency. DCA stuff typically starts early but easily commutable same day on the backend.

BOS has approx 287 pilots right now. 95 are in their first year. Using that blunt data the guy who showed up a year ago is approx 1/3 up the list. If everyone upgrades by seniority he'd be in the top 1/3 of FO's. Trust me, his perspective is going to be VASTLY different than the guy who shows up right before the influx shuts down. That guy will struggle to get off of reserve. This has happened multiple times in the BOS base history - locked down, big influx...and the guys at the tail end look at the same names ahead of them for decades. If the company plans to keep increasing the BOS base even then, at some point, it will slow down and then you're back to hoping for retirements or you can start sending the senior guys chain saws, 'vote no on motorcycle laws', etc.