Originally Posted by 4V14T0R (Post 2704979)

The last vacancy award for ORD CA was 8/2016. There have been a couple that have been able to sneak in on a base trade. There have been plenty that have left ORD as CAs to other bases and a ton that were FOs (raises hand) that upgraded into a junior base as a commuter that can’t get back.

Originally Posted by Viking6 (Post 2705389)

The most junior captain in ORD is a 2/2013 hire. He is also a management pilot. The guy senior to him got in on a base swap from MIA. The third from bottom of the list in ORD is a 2/2008 hire.



Crew planning is very open about staffing of ORD base. They do not plan on back filling ORD. Yes very senior captains have left, but the company did not fill their spot, they let the base shrink. ORD is still a bigger base the IAH, MCI, and PHL, with around 78 Captains though, so probably safe for now.

Originally Posted by 4V14T0R (Post 2705402)

Thanks? I guess...

I’m not sure where in the post you quoted you thought I didn’t know the makeup of the base or that the base is no where near closing.

As a side note, it must be nice to be a management pilot and pick whatever base you want when if you weren’t in that position you would never be based in ORD. (Not directed at you, of course)

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Originally Posted by Viking6 (Post 2705415)

Sorry I misunderstood your post. Thought you were saying 8/2016 could hold ORD left seat.





Yeah no idea how the ACP got into ORD. It doesn’t show up on any awards, so who knows.

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Originally Posted by Viking6 (Post 2705389)

The most junior captain in ORD is a 2/2013 hire. He is also a management pilot. The guy senior to him got in on a base swap from MIA. The third from bottom of the list in ORD is a 2/2008 hire.



Crew planning is very open about staffing of ORD base. They do not plan on back filling ORD. Yes very senior captains have left, but the company did not fill their spot, they let the base shrink. ORD is still a bigger base the IAH, MCI, and PHL, with around 78 Captains though, so probably safe for now.

Originally Posted by TJBrass (Post 2705450)

Its expensive to involuntarily displace a base. They did the same thing to GSO a few years back.