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Originally Posted by AmericanHero
Anybody know if you can hold chicago fresh out of training
The bases they offer in Indoc varies depending on company need. There appears to be a big push for more pilots in Chicago right now, 3 months ago there was a push for DFW pilots. When I went through 6 months ago everyone was given Chicago.
Base bids are run about every 3 months. If you are in training after Indoc when one runs you will be allowed to put in a paper bid—which is really a form submitted on the computer that lets them process your request manually. If you have completed IOE, you submit base preferences and displacement preferences in the company’s SABRE run computer system. Chicago should be easy to get within 3 months if you don’t get it right away. Miami is the most senior base but a few FOs in training at the same time I was got Miami before finishing IOE.
Commuting for a month or two is character building! It will help you better appreciate what commuting pilots go through even if you are fortunate enough to escape commuting most of your career. Envoy offers 4 commuter hotels a month which helps.