Climate/Culture between bases?
10-02-2025 | 05:26 AM
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Can’t speak to Blue specifically, but I hail from a ULCC with similar culture. I think UA is great overall but pales in the culture dept. My unofficial data collection pins it on the large military influence. I feel like it’s about 50/50 with a MIL guy whether they’re awesome or absolutely awful, and it’s usually one of the extremes.
Last edited by SeaRider; 10-02-2025 at 05:28 AM. Reason: Added last thought
10-02-2025 | 06:30 AM
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Haters gonna hate I guess…I found the vast majority of captains I flew with for a decade in a IAH very professional, easy to fly with and learned a lot. The few oddballs were scabs, and some of the worst captains were from other bases on broken pairings. The Texas stereotypes were the exception than the rule. I’ll take take the guy with cowboy boots any day over the guy with legacy wings.
For decades LAX has been very chill. If you want to be asked if you’re CAL or UAL and listen right wing conspiracies and anti vax beliefs, IAH is the domicile for you.
10-02-2025 | 07:22 AM
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I've worked here for over a decade across both NB and WB fleets. I've flown with people from every base. I can probably count on one hand the number of people I would never want to fly with again. Every airline has their duds.
Outside of the anecdotal and sometimes funny cliches of people from base ABC or DEF, I've really enjoyed the people I fly with. The WB vs NB vibe is where the cultural difference lies, and that's only due to the type of flying that's done. Professional but relaxed is what I tell people to expect in the cockpit. Enjoy the ride at UAL. I certainly have!
Outside of the anecdotal and sometimes funny cliches of people from base ABC or DEF, I've really enjoyed the people I fly with. The WB vs NB vibe is where the cultural difference lies, and that's only due to the type of flying that's done. Professional but relaxed is what I tell people to expect in the cockpit. Enjoy the ride at UAL. I certainly have!
10-02-2025 | 07:30 AM
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From: 18%er but I’ll enforce UPA23 to the last period.
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