I wish some of them would go there. They would quickly realize that, contrary to their claims otherwise, fast food employees really don't make more than regional F.O.s. Furthermore, a little good ol' fashioned hard work would help them to be more appreciative of what they have.

I would like to be kept up on any rumors for the 145 fleet. Cant imagine they wont eventually phase them out. And then what will CHQ fly? The new 175s? Or maybe the Q?

Anyways, back on topic, I would REALLY like to see what the bases are in order of seniority. I have talked to several people and gotten a different answer each time. Should have an interview in Aug, and I'd like to know if I can hold SDF out of training or how long till I can hold it. Don't care about RSV length since I live there, but I'm sure others would like to know how long to hold a line at each base.

Hoping for an SDF base as well! Best of luck on your interview!

The certificate isn't going away anytime soon, but it will likely shrink over the coming years until it is shut down some day. Likely when the E145s are retired.

There is definitely no reason to introduce new types to the CHQ certificate when we have other certs that operate those types. Shuttle and Republic's certificates being merged is more likely than CHQ getting new types. Multiple certificates only increases the company's training costs when people upgrade or get displaced. It was necessary at one point in time, but it is the company's intent to reduce the number of certificates.

Here are the hire dates of the most junior FO at each CHQ base, per the July coversheets. Although LGA and SDF are the most senior bases purely by hire date, there really isn't much of a spread across the entire system. With all the growth and movement currently taking place, I'd imagine it wouldn't be long (couple months) before you could hold SDF.

CLE: 5/13/13
CMH: 4/29/13
IND: 3/11/13
LGA: 2/11/13
ORD: 5/13/13
SDF: 2/11/13

TYVM, I'll assume couple months of training/IOE before your on the line, then couple months till you can hold any base.

chq training?
 

Any advice on what to study before heading to training? Memory items, flows, systems...