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Old 02-24-2020, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by 78421 View Post
How hard is a PDX-SEA commute? I know there's a flight every hour there and back but I hear most of them are pretty well packed usually.
It's miserable. Getting to SEA isn't a problem, getting back to PDX is a nightmare.
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Old 02-24-2020, 11:51 AM
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Just drive. It's going to end up being the faster way to go in almost all cases.
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Old 03-02-2020, 10:06 AM
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Is it difficult to get based in Spokane as a new hire?
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Old 03-03-2020, 05:41 AM
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Is it difficult to get based in Spokane as a new hire?
Hiring has slowed down a little and the Spokane base appears to be shrinking. Realistically, I'd expect it to take about a year to hold Spokane. Would you consider spending a year in the Portland or Boise base?
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Old 03-03-2020, 06:25 AM
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Yeah, it's going to take a while to get GEG.
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Old 03-03-2020, 06:35 AM
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A month ago I would have said you guys were right about it taking awhile to hold GEG but the April bid awards assigned almost every single new hire to GEG and a total of 22 or 23 additional FO’s to GEG. Crazy I’ve never seen anything like that before! Guess GEG is the new MFR for new hires 🤷🏻‍♂️

But then again you could get here and have it take a bit to get GEG or you could get it right away like these folks did. You never know!

It took me 6 months from my date of hire to hold GEG but that was 2 years ago.

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Yeah, it's going to take a while to get GEG.
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Old 03-03-2020, 01:19 PM
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Holy crap. I go back to what I said earlier, there is no way to know what a base will be doing a few months from now. LoL!
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Old 03-04-2020, 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by DashAviator View Post
Hiring has slowed down a little and the Spokane base appears to be shrinking. Realistically, I'd expect it to take about a year to hold Spokane. Would you consider spending a year in the Portland or Boise base?
I wouldn't mind spending time at any base in the system. I'm just looking for an opportunity to transfer to GEG within a couple of years.
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Old 05-05-2021, 11:56 PM
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How is commuting from Reno to QX bases?
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Old 05-06-2021, 04:33 AM
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It could be done. There are currently four QX flights per day from Reno to Seattle, and two per day from Reno to Portland. These tend to be pretty full and there are frequently pilots from other airlines who want to sit in the jumpseat. Horizon DOES have a commuter policy. If you follow the rules and still can't make your commute, then you won't get penalized.

Commuting from Reno could work, but I personally wouldn't recommend it as a new hire. It's stressful and will probably require you to commute on at least some of your days off.
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