no I’d say LA is junior right behind NYC. MSP-SLC senior and DTW-ATL-SEA middle of the road. New hires going to all those bases, intermittently though. NYC still king of the junior bases. Not sure about United but I think LA also fairly junior.

for UAL it probably goes SFO EWR most junior, LAX and IAD close behind, then DEN ORD IAH, then CLE as most senior.. someone can feel free to correct me if you think differently.

Correct, plus 737 and 320 fly out of SNA at UAL.

Joining in the next few months, 12500ish will retire above leaving them to be around top 1000 which would allow for FO or CA in any fleet in LAX.

The question isn't where do you live it's where can you live. If you're married to a United only base like DEN, IAH, ORD, or SFO and will never leave than that's your choice but if you could tolerate living in a Delta base you probably will make more over your career there. Especially if WB flying isn't your jam.

I know it wasn’t asked, but SWA has the LAX domicile and also operates out of SNA, LGB, BUR, and ONT. West side is junior for both seats, and domiciles OAK, LAS, and PHX are doable from SoCal. Just a thought.

what about delta makes OP more likely to make more over a career?

Yeah don’t expect a response from margarita boy. He just makes claims so everyone thinks he actually has a clue.

When someone eventually gives a reasonable response on how one could bring home more cash at DL that’s when he’ll show up acting like he was totally aware the entire time.

The pay is relatively the same when you compare both, I’d say whatever airline has a base that allows you to drive to work (picking up overtime, less costs for commuting, no crashpad, etc)

United has a few domicile’s with less income tax. Colorado (DEN) for example is 5% flat tax, and has one of the lowest property tax rates in the country (.50%). Texas (IAH) has no income tax.

Here’s my scenario:

-Flow to AA in less than 6 months. If I flow I’ll get about $80K in bonuses plus not have to pay back $30K in retention bonus.

-CJOs with UAL and DAL.

-I live in north Florida and moving isn’t an option. United seems the most appealing to me based on variation of flying, however EWR and IAD are the only commutable bases. And they aren’t optimal from a commuter’s standpoint. But United has a ton of retirements and substantial growth planned.

-Delta has the ATL base and like 10-12 flights /day with me with early flights and late flights back home. Super commutable. Far less retirements though and it seems like the hiring wave at Delta has already sort of happened.

WWYD

Commuting from Florida to Atlanta is hell, has been for decades. Do your research on that before you make a choice based on that. AA has a Miami base, is that an option?