Regional Commuting
10-26-2016, 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Bhounddog
Do airlines have an incentive to TRY and place pilots in a base located in their home town with no commute? Or do airlines not care if pilots commute?
From a logic standpoint placing pilots in a base in their home town seems like a win-win for numerous reasons: Pilots more likely to show up on time, pilots are less fatigued, airlines more likely to retain pilots b/c of higher job satisfaction, etc.
In other words: If I live in DEN, and get a job at Skywest as FO, would Skywest have an incentive to place me in DEN? Or, would Skywest not care that I live in DEN and determine where I'm placed based solely on Skywest's needs?
*I'm not the original poster. Just curious for my own path.
From a logic standpoint placing pilots in a base in their home town seems like a win-win for numerous reasons: Pilots more likely to show up on time, pilots are less fatigued, airlines more likely to retain pilots b/c of higher job satisfaction, etc.
In other words: If I live in DEN, and get a job at Skywest as FO, would Skywest have an incentive to place me in DEN? Or, would Skywest not care that I live in DEN and determine where I'm placed based solely on Skywest's needs?
*I'm not the original poster. Just curious for my own path.
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