How would that work out? When JFK has 4 hour delays and you start cancelling all the overnights to PWM, BTV, ROC, SYR, etc... because you have no crews to relieve the ones timing out. Doubt JFK 190 will ever go away unless the fleet goes away.

Actually heard an interesting theory the other day from a Captain regarding future 190 bases I hadn't heard before. With JB building Boston as much as it can for eventual slots, right now BOS is the major 190 base and JFK is shrinking.

When the airport becomes slotted, we'll have to cut some flying out of BOS... and that excess is where the 190's will come from to open a FLL or DCA base and not NY so that JFK 190 ops can recover quicker during irops or last minute sick calls then deadheading someone in from BOS or FLL.

In the end, BOS will stay the biggest, then small bases in FLL, MCO, and JFK.

Again, just an interesting theory and one I hadn't heard before.

Sounds like a good theory, also, JFK won’t be slot restricted in the next few years, so they’ll afford the extra 190’s in JFK while still being able to add airbus.

Kind of funny if JFK gets rid of slots and Boston goes with slots. In the end who really knows. Just seems like the company is always trying to shrink MCO 190 and sometimes JFK.

I am coming up on 2 years and I would still be on reserve at FLL.

I think he was asking how long it would take to get awarded FLL. The 1 year mark is about right, closer to 1.5 for the actual transfer date. Reserve is well over 2 years, and when you do actually get a line, enjoy back to back LIM, UIO, etc.

Yes, that's what I was saying. I'm just behind you on seniority and would've just got the award for FLL if I bid for it but on reserve for much longer time.

I hear this all the time, and for the life of me I cannot figure out what pilot would rather commute to the northeast just to avoid LIM and UIO...? JFK-POS any better? all the 3 day 10 hour trips suck. I'd still rather be home based. If only I could have back all my lost days spent commuting....

oh and add about 6 months to whatever training dept tells you. i can't believe some of the blue juice I've heard from friends in training.

I know I have to commute for a long time until I could hold my preference base which is MCO. Question, What’s the average time to get MCO base? What equipment could give me MCO base faster? Airbus or E190

Thanks

190 would be faster.

As of right now, most junior FO DOH:
A320 - Feb 14
E190 - May 15