Nothing but minor differences in ops. One uniform regardless. You will be eligible for UA and AA benefits regardless of base / flying. Most bases support both so you can fly an AA trip on week, UA next. Currently MIA is only AA. From what i hear MCO - MIA is a nightmare commute we have a lot of MCO guys who rather commute to PHL. Some have even tried MIA only to switch back.


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That's probably what he means. We have historically been outstation basing focused. The company seeks a commitment from partner airlines to provide X number of hours/RON aircraft for the outstation bases. Then overlay MX hangers in the outstations and you have a recipe for our basing model. However, one side effect of this is less commutable trips, smaller base sizes, and more frequent base closures and realignment.

Those are my assessments not facts. It appears since I've been here we've realigned an average of 4 bases a year (displacements, closures, displacement vacancies, etc). So if you live in a current base, other than MCI or the western-most base you'll be pretty safe for a few years I expect (few= ~3)

Thanks for the info. As for MIA I would move back down to avoid the commute. For the short term I can live in NYC with family. What base (EWR or LGA) has more open time flying? Which, of all the bases, can one max out hours and make some real money quick?

Speaking of commuting, what RAH base would be the easiest commute from ATL? I'm looking at passrider and seeing hourly flight to DCA, LGA, PHL, and EWR.

I'll be moving to DCA next summer but I'll be commuting until then. I'm just trying to find the easiest commute as possible.

Thanks

They are all the same, credit and open time wise. You can also pick up open time from any base but you are responsible to report to that base


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Is it possible to get ORD right out of training? If so how long would one expect to sit on reserve?

Does anyone know if their going to close the CMH base? Whats the chances you can get CMH out of training?

The company just announced the closing and outsourcing of all maintenance operations in CMH. That's a bit of a red flag that the pilot base will go as well sometime in the near future. There's been no official word, but the company generally gives absolute minimum notice of base closures.

I think CMH and MCI are on borrowed time. I expect them both to close in 2-3 years. I wouldn't pick RAH for a base unless it were IND, PHL or NYC area.

That said, who knows? Basing decision criteria are not communicated to crews until your base closes.

This company is very east coast and midwest centric. All I can really say is don't expect to cross the Mississippi much.

Why would anyone want to live in those garden spots? :confused: