what are the odds for IAH for a new hire

 

Not good. Most newhires are going to IAD to build up capacity there. Should be able to get IAH within 6 months or so. A recruiter might say otherwise, also look into our commuter policy, it is one of the better ones out of the regionals ( the irony of COMMUTEair is not lost on me).

 

Indeed, ironic. There seems to be some options now to IAD from the gulf coast. Anyone on here flying for CommuteAir and making the trip to IAH or IAD?

Aside from the frequency, it doesn't look too hard.

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No first hand experience but I knew a few panhandlers who commuted, mainly to IAH. Seemed like it was pretty easy for them, I even knew a guy who would commute in day of, sit the midday airport reserve in IAH, then commute back home at night. Never really heard anybody complaining about it being a difficult commute to IAH. A different guy from JAX stayed in IAD because the commute was easier. All the South Florida pilots seemed to prefer IAH as the easier commute.

What I will add is that CommuteAir tends to break the conventional wisdom that it's always easier to commute on one's own metal. If you live in a larger city, its a moot point because CommuteAir doesn't fly there, so you'll always be on mainline or maybe Republic/Mesa. If you're in a PNS/GPT/MOB/ECP, then there probably aren't a TON of pilots commuting anyway so the 737 or 175 that comes in will almost always have an open jumpseat, but when CommuteAir's 145 comes over, they are relatively frequently weight restricted so you might get kicked off regardless of whom you work for. Anyway, just my 2 cents from doing the IAD commute out of a small city in the Northeast; never had a problem with getting a jumpseat down on Mesa, Republic, or mainline, but have been weight restricted off the 50 seaters at least once or twice.

 

Any updates on hiring classes for United Aviate candidates?