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While we're at it, SMF, SMF, SMF.
One of the fastest growing metro areas in the country, a relatively dead airport, limited competition, and a pilot population that would, in many cases, rather be based there over driving to OAK/SFO. |
Originally Posted by dualinput
(Post 3313867)
Most of the super senior at spirit live in base. The commuters will always bounce around but the only way to flush out some senior people out is to give them some place desirable to move their lives to. BWI ain’t it. Also if our memories aren’t too short remember when we open new bases all the other bases stagnate for a couple of years so enjoy that little fun fact and be careful what you wish for if you want to stay put.
When we opened LAS/DFW/ORD it was a stagnation shrinkage nightmare then just when growth started to happen again along came MCO and stagnation again. |
Originally Posted by Sike
(Post 3313905)
While we're at it, SMF, SMF, SMF.
One of the fastest growing metro areas in the country, a relatively dead airport, limited competition, and a pilot population that would, in many cases, rather be based there over driving to OAK/SFO. you’d be a fool to live in commiefornia with the tax hit you’d take as a captain. West coast base would be great but forget the people’s republic of california |
Salt Lake City please
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Originally Posted by 93Sierra
(Post 3313990)
you’d be a fool to live in commiefornia with the tax hit you’d take as a captain. West coast base would be great but forget the people’s republic of california
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Originally Posted by 93Sierra
(Post 3313990)
you’d be a fool to live in commiefornia with the tax hit you’d take as a captain. West coast base would be great but forget the people’s republic of california
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Originally Posted by Morada
(Post 3313207)
Ted came through my recurrent class about a month ago and outright denied the possibility of a LA base.
last I heard was BWI, IAH with a rumor of PHL. |
Originally Posted by 93Sierra
(Post 3313990)
you’d be a fool to live in commiefornia with the tax hit you’d take as a captain. West coast base would be great but forget the people’s republic of california
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I’m all for opening a new base if it makes the “Senior Daddies” leave.
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Originally Posted by Meep
(Post 3314041)
NK wants no part of CA employment law.
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Originally Posted by phly
(Post 3314763)
Who would this matter? We already have commuters from California so how is it different? We'd be only locally employing a handful of staff to run the base.
there is a lot of requirements for crew members based in California. Example; they are required to be given “meal breaks”. |
Originally Posted by Halon1211
(Post 3314835)
there is a lot of requirements for crew members based in California. Example; they are required to be given “meal breaks”.
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Originally Posted by dualinput
(Post 3314930)
Simple every LAX pairing will have a 2hr sit each day. You act like other airlines aren’t running bases in California. It’s not rocket science.
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Originally Posted by FahQ2
(Post 3313149)
These things shift a bit, depending on when you finish training, which base upgrades or FO growth goes to, and how many people are happy in base when you make your bid in training.
In other words theoretically any base is possible out of training, while FLL or MCO is most likely, DTW, ORD, and ACY are not impossible. DFW or LAS is least likely. |
Originally Posted by chihuahua
(Post 3317525)
Wait, so the Florida bases are actually going junior? That's amazing if true. .
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Originally Posted by chihuahua
(Post 3317525)
Wait, so the Florida bases are actually going junior? That's amazing if true. Is this something that is going to continue because all the new planes are being added into Florida? Are there people who actually want DTW, ORD, ACY? Those three look like a list of bases that would be heavily junior at most airlines.
Lots of people here live in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin etc and DTW and ORD are commutable. Lauderdale is the biggest base in the system, and Orlando has had a lot of recent growth so they usually have vacancy and go junior. Things shift around, and 6-12 months from now could be very different |
Originally Posted by chihuahua
(Post 3317525)
Wait, so the Florida bases are actually going junior? That's amazing if true. Is this something that is going to continue because all the new planes are being added into Florida? Are there people who actually want DTW, ORD, ACY? Those three look like a list of bases that would be heavily junior at most airlines.
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Originally Posted by VIRotate
(Post 3317747)
FLL is pretty junior. MCO not really as much. Though you can pretty much hold any base by the end of training.
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Just keep coming to LAS if you are a new hire. Trust me it’s the best base.
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Speaking of seniority, where can I find the seniority list? I can't find it anymore on the ALPA website.
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Alpa app under mec documents.
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Originally Posted by MGuy
(Post 3320922)
Alpa app under mec documents.
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How junior is Detroit? Regional FO currently…3000 total time, half in turbine SIC 121. Chances of getting a call?
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Originally Posted by Erjpilot90
(Post 3324681)
How junior is Detroit? Regional FO currently…3000 total time, half in turbine SIC 121. Chances of getting a call?
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You’ll probably get DTW on your first vacancy bid
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Originally Posted by Erjpilot90
(Post 3324681)
How junior is Detroit? Regional FO currently…3000 total time, half in turbine SIC 121. Chances of getting a call?
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DTW was *the* junior base on last month’s award
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