Junior pilot bases
 

Guys,

Does anyone know what would be the domiciles that a junior new-hire will most likely hold for the following airlines:

Air Wisconsin

PHL
DCA
ORF
RDU
LGA

Commutair

CLE
EWR

Compass

MSP
DTW

Piedmont

EWN
ROA
CHO
SBY
MDT


PSA

CLT
DAY
TYS

Allegiant

LAS
LAX
PIE
IFP
SFB
IWA
FLL
BLI
UTA

Expressjet

ERJ:
EWR
IAH
CLE
ORD

CRJ:
ATL
DTW
IAD


Jetblue

JFK
LGB
FLL
BOS
MCO

REPUBLIC:

Chautauqua:

CLE CMH IND LGA ORD SDF

Republic:
CMH DCA
DEN GSO IND MCI
PHL PIT

Shuttle America:
ATL
CMH
IND
LGA
ORD


Skywest:

EMB: FAT
PDX
PSP
SBP
SLC
LAX

CRJ:
COS
DEN
FAT
IAH
MSP
ORD
PHX
PSP
SLC
TUS
LAX
SFO
SEA
PDX


Southwest:

BWI
DAL
DEN (in Oct.)
HOU
LAS
MCO
MDW
OAK
PHX


Spirit:

ACY
DTW
FLL
LAS


Virgin America:

JFK
LAX
SFO


Alaska

SEA
LAX
ANC
PDX


Delta:

ATL
CVG
DTW
LAX
MSP
NYC
SEA
SLC


Hawaiian:

HNL
SEA


Thanks

that's quite a range or airlines there.......gonna apply to every one jet for fun? If you have the times for hawaiian/Delta etc whats with Commutair and the like?

I am in the market for the regionals, would just like to know what states would be more suitable to relocate for my career in the short to medium term.

I'm just curious for the information, can you help me?

best I could do

I appreciate it.

Thanks

For Expressjet on the ERJ side people were getting EWR or CLE right out of training lately. Some got to ORD or IAH too but that seamed to be less frequent. What you may have trouble with is getting the training scheduled, since there are no classes planned for the summer and nobody knows what's gonna happen after that. I wouldn't count on too much hiring any time soon. I can't really talk too much about the CRJ side but from what I heard ATL is the most senior with 4 year FOs on reserve. Good luck!

CommutAir is now SYR.

9E isn't listed but...

JFK
DTW
MSP
ATL
MEM

In order of seniority requirements at the bottom, although for FO ATL and MEM are about the same.

At express jet for the CRJ it's IAD, DTW, ATL

Ten characters.

Not tryin to hate because Ive got love for 9E but.... really??? :p

Only the 700/900 in ATL is 4 yr reserve. Everyone else holds a line well under 2 years.

At ASA there are guys on the 700 at year 5 now on reserve. My buddy just went back to the 200 in atl just to hold a line.

I was wondering the same thing. While were at it Comair is DTW I believe

Correct, however, they haven't hired since 2008... and probably won't ever hire again.

Shuttle America is IND and CMH

Define short to medium term?

In my first 4 years and 10 months I went through 5 base closures/displacements. Do the math on how often I would have had to pick up and move had I done it every time.

And this is why I scoff at people who tell other people to move/live in base at a regional for QOL.

Too many subjective/relative factors for that statement to be an absolute. I'd NEVER argue that living in base (regardless of regional, LCC, Legacy, whatever) provides a better QOL measured in time off, commute/PITA factor, social life, family time, whatever.

But QOL while living in base and dealing with base closures/displacements are not exactly the SAME thing. Like I said, you're talking to someone that went through FIVE in just under 5 years, and had #6 happen at the 8 year point.

With all that crap being said, I rather just simply live where I do and commute for the lifestyle and outdoor activities it provides me, and make life LESS of a PITA by just calling one place home. I moved to base ONCE, probably NEVER do it again.

However, if I had been younger when I went through all that crap and wasn't concerned with little things like progressing in life, trying to buy a home, start a family, I would have considered moving as 4 of those bases were pretty cool cities/areas that would have been fun to live in. Again, for a young person with not much to worry about, etc.

Since you had Virgin America in the list, SFO is what everyone gets right off the bat as a newhire. You can bid LAX pretty much right away, and get it before training ends. JFK is super senior, and will take 1.5 to 2 years to hold.

If Someone from each company answer the following question.

For gojet what is junior base. If not ORD how long till seniority can hold it?

For shuttle America I know ind and cmh are junior. How long to get ord. I know atl is senior but how long to hold that

Thanks

Chq - SDF and CMH, but you will probably get to ORD or LGA pretty quickly. The other two are fairly senior.

How senior is GSO at Republic?

Thanks

Junior meaning 14 years to hold rsv captain. Somebody recently told me 24 years for cvg.... insane.

Guys,

What do you think is the chance of a new hire getting the following bases and what's an approximate time frame to hold a line based at these domiciles:

AWAC
LGA, DCA

Trans States
IAD

Expressjet
CRJ (IAD) ERJ (EWR)

Republic
DCA

CHQ
LGA

Shuttle America
LGA

It varies!

Guys,

What do you think is the chance of a new hire getting the following bases and what's an approximate time frame to hold a line based at these domiciles:

AWAC
LGA, DCA

Trans States
IAD

Expressjet
CRJ (IAD) ERJ (EWR)

Republic
DCA (Last new hire class had four go there but as of right now it is full. Unless there is movement, no chance. I believe the most junior line holder is an '07 or '08 hire. PIT is the most junior base for FO's on the 170. Good chance of getting the Q though if hired on this cert.)

CHQ
LGA

Shuttle America
LGA (No chance. Last new hire class, everyone got IND or CMH.)

At Skywest the most junior base on the EMB is FAT and on the CRJ is MSP but people seem to be getting a variety of stuff out of training. The most recent EMB class had a few people get PDX which is pretty senior, and an entire recent new hire class on the CRJ got SLC.

Just looking at the numbers here are the most junior bases:

EMB: FAT, PSP, SLC

CRJ: MSP, ORD, IAH, COS

You'll get lga right out of training at awac. Maybe dca too but dca will take you longer to get a line.

Took me a year to hold a line at DCA...