Which Legacy/Major do you want to work at and why...

Choose one...

  • American

    Votes: 29 11.8%

  • Delta

    Votes: 59 24.0%

  • FedEx

    Votes: 32 13.0%

  • Southwest

    Votes: 33 13.4%

  • United

    Votes: 58 23.6%

  • UPS

    Votes: 7 2.8%

  • Alaska

    Votes: 10 4.1%

  • Hawaiian

    Votes: 7 2.8%

  • JetBlue

    Votes: 11 4.5%
  • Total voters
    246
Kingairer said:
There are nice places to live in almost any city in America. Unless you have kids that are entrenched in school or some other really strong reason to stay in an area, move within driving distance of a base. If you're working for a regional then commute until you can get out as its to dynamic to be worthwhile. Do not waste your life commuting.
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How often should one keep moving? Airlines open and close bases on the fly. Or merge with someone and all bets are off. I've moved 3 times to 3 different bases now in this career. So.... Keep moving?
 
Autothrust Blue said:
When it works as flawlessly as it can, it's, uh, flawless.

But I hate, hate, hate sitting there thinking about when I will be able to get home.
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My stress meter just seemed to peg even when my commute went exactly as planned.

That said, I'm frequently torn between wanting to stay in Alaska and move to Montana to be closer to family. The latter of course would require some degree of a commute no matter where I end up. Not a horrendous one though if I could work it right.
 
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Kingairer said:
There are nice places to live in almost any city in America. Unless you have kids that are entrenched in school or some other really strong reason to stay in an area, move within driving distance of a base. If you're working for a regional then commute until you can get out as its to dynamic to be worthwhile. Do not waste your life commuting.
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That actually kind of depends on what your hobbies are... I'm an avid mountain biker and high altitude mountain hiker/climber. It is an absolute must for me to do these activities, and only a few states work for my lifestyle.
 
Kingairer said:
There are nice places to live in almost any city in America. Unless you have kids that are entrenched in school or some other really strong reason to stay in an area, move within driving distance of a base. If you're working for a regional then commute until you can get out as its to dynamic to be worthwhile. Do not waste your life commuting.
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I understand your point. However I would like to throw a counter point out there. If you look at major US airline bases, they have been consistently unstable. Delta used to have a big hub in DFW that anyone would have thought would be a safe place to move. That's one example of many. My take on it is provided you aren't the type of person that simply can't handle a commute, that you should find somewhere you like and want to live, and don't waste your time moving around chasing bases. I think everyone has a different idea of the perfect lifestyle so you should do what works best for you!
 
AAPalmTree said:
Moving at a regional is not a smart move.
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This is why I chose to commute. 2hr flight to work with plenty of options. It still sucks, I've missed flights home, but I don't want to move for what I hope to be a temporary position. My fiancee and I already agreed that if I ever get a call from a 'career' airline, we're going to up and move to one of the bases, but I can't bring myself to do it for a regional.
 
Really more making fun of the useless jargon coming out of the tech industry! :)

"JetPoo airlines isn't an airline, it's B2B to B2C to C2C and broadends the calculus of getting from A to B… our smart reservations app and sharing technology is disruptive, therefore, making the world a better place"
 
Derg said:
Really more making fun of the useless jargon coming out of the tech industry! :)

"JetPoo airlines isn't an airline, it's B2B to B2C to C2C and broadends the calculus of getting from A to B… our smart reservations app and sharing technology is disruptive, therefore, making the world a better place"
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I wonder which 135 you're talking about...
 
So sayeth Strychnine McTwat.
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