MCO base seniority
08-24-2018 | 10:13 AM
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While there are junior guys filling in the bottom slots in MCO, it's otherwise a very senior base, meaning moving up that base's seniority is slow going. So yes, definitely BWI without even a second thought.
08-24-2018 | 10:25 AM
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Quick couple questions about the MCO base vs. BWI base:
Trip mix: which base has a better mix of commutability/productivity?
Commutability: Living in PHL area, is it easier to drive to BWI (2hr drive)or commuter to MCO?
Is it worth to commute (con) to MCO with better trips (pro) or drive to BWI knowing my ride is always there (pro) but have early shows and late finishes and deal with ZDC being a pain with EDCTs (con).
TKS
Trip mix: which base has a better mix of commutability/productivity?
Commutability: Living in PHL area, is it easier to drive to BWI (2hr drive)or commuter to MCO?
Is it worth to commute (con) to MCO with better trips (pro) or drive to BWI knowing my ride is always there (pro) but have early shows and late finishes and deal with ZDC being a pain with EDCTs (con).
TKS
08-24-2018 | 10:37 AM
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Orlando is right in the heart of Gods waiting room. Just as you move up a number, two super senior 62 year old captains buy their retirement home in the Villages, get a golf cart, and bid into MCO.
As mentioned above, the bottom is being filled by new hires, but it is a base with wild manning swings from season to season and is perennially senior.
As mentioned above, the bottom is being filled by new hires, but it is a base with wild manning swings from season to season and is perennially senior.
08-24-2018 | 10:50 AM
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Orlando is right in the heart of Gods waiting room. Just as you move up a number, two super senior 62 year old captains buy their retirement home in the Villages, get a golf cart, and bid into MCO.
As mentioned above, the bottom is being filled by new hires, but it is a base with wild manning swings from season to season and is perennially senior.
As mentioned above, the bottom is being filled by new hires, but it is a base with wild manning swings from season to season and is perennially senior.
Been like that since the day MCO opened.
And if it's not the super senior folks pre positioning for retirement, there's a long line of (currently) junior capts commuting to MDW, HOU and BWI waiting to get back to MCO. More than a few of them give up and bid back to the right seat in MCO after a while.
08-24-2018 | 11:30 AM
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MCO base seniority
I am from Florida. I would love to move back. Even played around with buying a great house in Satellite Beach near some friends and fixing it up. The seniority picture in MCO was one of the main things keeping me from doing that. I don’t want to move to a base only to be forced to commute for years if I want to take early upgrade.
We decided to stick it out where we are and commute for the time being and make the decision later. I am glad that I work a job that allows me to even entertain that decision, but it tortures me a little as well.
We decided to stick it out where we are and commute for the time being and make the decision later. I am glad that I work a job that allows me to even entertain that decision, but it tortures me a little as well.
08-24-2018 | 01:16 PM
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I am from Florida. I would love to move back. Even played around with buying a great house in Satellite Beach near some friends and fixing it up. The seniority picture in MCO was one of the main things keeping me from doing that. I don’t want to move to a base only to be forced to commute for years if I want to take early upgrade.
We decided to stick it out where we are and commute for the time being and make the decision later. I am glad that I work a job that allows me to even entertain that decision, but it tortures me a little as well.
We decided to stick it out where we are and commute for the time being and make the decision later. I am glad that I work a job that allows me to even entertain that decision, but it tortures me a little as well.
08-24-2018 | 03:00 PM
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08-24-2018 | 03:30 PM
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Speaking of age and seniority, does anyone know what percentage of the pilot group at SWA is under the age of 40? It would be good to know for seniority progression during the latter portion of one's career.
Sorry for the thread drift.
Sorry for the thread drift.
08-24-2018 | 04:29 PM
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There are about 1200 retiring after 1/1/43. There are 9550 pilots on the seniority list.
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