Originally Posted by ZeroTT

ORF is not full. Just got 16 new hires this week and a early 2018 hire upgrading

Originally Posted by Throwitaway

Yeah, I think the best classification is that it is "transient". When they're senior assigned (or CLT based because regardless of seniority, Charlotte is so senior there's plenty of reserve to go around for new Captains. Fair warning, ORF is a headache for reserve commuters), a noticeable amount of guys will commute to ORF for a line until they can hold a line in CLT. It effectively makes CLT look more junior and ORF look more senior to some extent. Also, the holidays skew numbers due to the base jumpers who changed based to avoid reserve or hold a more lucrative holiday line. We're seeing everything go "back to normal" seniority wise. The numbers you guys will see here for bases will be accurate over the next ~9 months.

New guys should know that reserve at PSA, much like the rest of the regional industry, can be incredibly draining if you commute. I wouldn't wish it on to my worst enemy. Best advice is to avoid commuting. Pick a base that works for you (but don't pick CVG... and probably TYS, cause some people heard it'sclosing for the past 12 years). I believe all PSA pilots will agree that being a lean mean round 1 SAPing machine vs. a hot reservist (as sexually appealing as that sounds) are like living two totally different lives, working for two totally different companies.

Originally Posted by Thedude86

Personally, unless you’re ok with moving in a short period of time, I would avoid moving to any of the outstation bases (DAY, TYS, ORF) as there are strong rumors that any or all of them could be eventually on the chopping block. I think the chances of all of them disappearing are slim, but not impossible. I wouldn’t be surprised to see at least one more close in the next year or so though.

Originally Posted by Jma313

DAY will never close.

Originally Posted by captande

Guess it’ll be TYS then. Since ORF was opened at mainline’s request.

Originally Posted by Swakid8

i think TYS is next when all of the senior guys retire

Originally Posted by ZeroTT

Their big manpower problem now is retaining mid-level captains. Closing a base with a bunch of lifers would make life worse for mid-level captains

Originally Posted by Jma313

DAY will never close.