Good Afternoon All,
More than thrilled to have received a CJO from FedEx as of a few weeks ago! I was told to expect a BI date of early next year (Jan/Feb timeframe).
Question for you all out there. Currently, moving to MEM is not in the cards for my family. With the last four of my SSN starting with a "2" I realize I will more than likely be getting the last of the litter for fleet/domicile options once I get to BI. However if you were in my shoes, what would be the best strategy to bid something that would allow me to be West Coast based the quickest. To give you some perspective, I live about 20 minutes from PSP, about 1 hour from ONT, and about 2 "ish" hours from LAX, SAN, and SNA.
LAX MD seems like it's not attainable right away, but perhaps it might be possible to get ANC MD right off the bat, which will allow me to transfer down to LAX when my seniority allows for it. Are ANC MD trips currently commutable? UPS runs a 747 between ONT-ANC 6x a week which seems like a good commuting option.
What about OAK 76? On paper, that seems like an easy commute. Dozens of flights a day between SoCal and the Bay Area, and if I ever had to in a pinch, it's a 7.5 hour drive.
Or should I be focused on something based in MEM, say for the sheer volume of trips going in and out of there? Maybe I'm missing something there....
Regardless, I feel like ONT will be the best place to commute from on company metal....
I appreciate everyone's thoughts and insight and can't wait to get started with you all!
-KP