For guys out of base, how commutable are the lines for say someone based in DFW? I'm in a similar position with young one at home and wanting to be home as much as I can. Thanks.

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I dont mean to sound trite, and we certainly do have some DFW commuters....
Like any airline, its seniority based. RSV sucks. Your QoL will improve markedly as time goes by. We're growing very quickly, this year you could reasonably expect to go from schoolhouse to ~50% of base within a year..
I did it, even with the curtailed hiring in Spring..
As has been noted by other posters; 100h credit 18 off isn't hard..
//PL

The 60 / 70 hour requirement seems like a real burden. Even if flexibility is good, being forced to work and credit 60 - 70 hours every month is a bad deal in my opinion.
Even Spirit can drop to zero as a line holder if they want. Same at United. Not sure about AA or others, but come on, it would be unpaid of course.

Are there any other majors that require that much credit each month ?

being forced to work 60-70 credit hours a month is a burden?? YHGTBSM

thanks. I guess I should have clarified as I know RSV sucks no matter what. I guess my question was more along the lines of “is there a decent commutable reserve period where it will help make it tolerable or doable as the low man until you get a line.” I appreciate the responses.

How senior is Las Vegas for FO and Captain? Can an FO get Vegas after Training?

Yes you can as a FO. Junior captain is just over three and half years seniority.

On the commute question. Is there some.sort of.commiter protection if you get stuck? Like some of the regionals have?

Yes. You must have attempted 2 flights that arrive at least an hour prior to your report time.

Minor correction... the junior Vegas captain is just over 4 years seniority.

All bases are attainable short term as an FO. The junior bases for captains (in order of most junior first) are MIA, PHL, ORD, & MCO. LAS and DEN have both had captains involuntarily displaced out of them recently.

My guess is MCO is not attainable as a captain for a current new hire for at least 10 years. That is unless they grow it or open a TPA base.