LAX base
10-17-2023, 08:48 AM
#21
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: Oct 2010
Posts: 1,170
Obviously LAX has Hawaii flying that you won’t get as much elsewhere. LAX has more trips that start with a red eye than east coast domiciles. East coast domiciles have more trips that end with a red eye than west coast domiciles. MIA obviously has more Caribbean than LAX, etc etc.
You’ll have plenty of time to do a forensic deep dive into trip mix and what your seniority gets you at X domicile after you get access during indoc… and you can hold pretty much any domicile that has your indoc awarded airplane within 6-9 months of starting.
10-17-2023, 11:08 AM
#22
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Joined APC: Dec 2009
Position: B777 LS
Posts: 142
Thank you Thrust, exactly what I needed to hear.
As stated previously- LAX NB trips are essentially the same as everywhere else. A mix of 1-5 day trips with 1-3 legs a day with a few 4 leg days sprinkled in. Asking about the trip mix for every domicile will gain you the same general answer.
Obviously LAX has Hawaii flying that you won’t get as much elsewhere. LAX has more trips that start with a red eye than east coast domiciles. East coast domiciles have more trips that end with a red eye than west coast domiciles. MIA obviously has more Caribbean than LAX, etc etc.
You’ll have plenty of time to do a forensic deep dive into trip mix and what your seniority gets you at X domicile after you get access during indoc… and you can hold pretty much any domicile that has your indoc awarded airplane within 6-9 months of starting.
Obviously LAX has Hawaii flying that you won’t get as much elsewhere. LAX has more trips that start with a red eye than east coast domiciles. East coast domiciles have more trips that end with a red eye than west coast domiciles. MIA obviously has more Caribbean than LAX, etc etc.
You’ll have plenty of time to do a forensic deep dive into trip mix and what your seniority gets you at X domicile after you get access during indoc… and you can hold pretty much any domicile that has your indoc awarded airplane within 6-9 months of starting.
10-25-2023, 06:48 PM
#23
Boeing Guy
Joined APC: Oct 2023
Position: 737 FO
Posts: 33
Does anyone know how senior the 737 trips starting out of SNA are? Are there a lot of trips that start out of SNA on the 737 and are these trips any different than starting out of LAX/ONT besides the start and end points? I’m closer to SNA and doing most if not all NB flying out SNA is my end goal for a 30+ year career.
10-26-2023, 07:39 AM
#25
New Hire
Joined APC: Mar 2015
Posts: 3
Does anyone know how senior the 737 trips starting out of SNA are? Are there a lot of trips that start out of SNA on the 737 and are these trips any different than starting out of LAX/ONT besides the start and end points? I’m closer to SNA and doing most if not all NB flying out SNA is my end goal for a 30+ year career.
SNA is neither senior nor junior. LAX flying on the 737 has shifted mostly to SNA departures. There’s an occasional ONT trip as well as SAN. If you wanted to fly the Airbus there’d be more departures out of LAX.
10-26-2023, 09:56 AM
#26
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Joined APC: Dec 2009
Position: B777 LS
Posts: 142
Would LAX be a good choice for a new hire in terms of seniority progression, ie. getting off reserve and overall quality of life?
I am talking about the bus here, not the 737.
Or would it be better to start off in the east coast and then transfer west having gained better seniority?
Thanks
I am talking about the bus here, not the 737.
Or would it be better to start off in the east coast and then transfer west having gained better seniority?
Thanks
10-26-2023, 09:59 AM
#27
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Joined APC: Mar 2021
Posts: 1,739
Would LAX be a good choice for a new hire in terms of seniority progression, ie. getting off reserve and overall quality of life?
I am talking about the bus here, not the 737.
Or would it be better to start off in the east coast and then transfer west having gained better seniority?
Thanks
I am talking about the bus here, not the 737.
Or would it be better to start off in the east coast and then transfer west having gained better seniority?
Thanks
10-26-2023, 09:59 AM
#28
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Joined APC: Jun 2019
Position: B747 FO
Posts: 1,228
Would LAX be a good choice for a new hire in terms of seniority progression, ie. getting off reserve and overall quality of life?
I am talking about the bus here, not the 737.
Or would it be better to start off in the east coast and then transfer west having gained better seniority?
Thanks
I am talking about the bus here, not the 737.
Or would it be better to start off in the east coast and then transfer west having gained better seniority?
Thanks
10-26-2023, 10:47 AM
#29
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Joined APC: Dec 2009
Position: B777 LS
Posts: 142
No, I am a new US resident coming from Europe (although, technically, moving from the Middle East where I have lived for the last 10 years).
No place in the US as of yet, so I do not mind where I would be staying, really.
Looking to find a best place to progress my career with AA and enjoy the domicile at the same time (safety, weather, friendliness of the place, etc.).
My wife loving the concept of living in the Orange County in LA, hence my questions about this base in particular.
Thanks
No place in the US as of yet, so I do not mind where I would be staying, really.
Looking to find a best place to progress my career with AA and enjoy the domicile at the same time (safety, weather, friendliness of the place, etc.).
My wife loving the concept of living in the Orange County in LA, hence my questions about this base in particular.
Thanks
10-26-2023, 10:51 AM
#30
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Joined APC: Mar 2021
Posts: 1,739
No, I am a new US resident coming from Europe (although, technically, moving from the Middle East where I have lived for the last 10 years).
No place in the US as of yet, so I do not mind where I would be staying, really.
Looking to find a best place to progress my career with AA and enjoy the domicile at the same time (safety, weather, friendliness of the place, etc.).
My wife loving the concept of living in the Orange County in LA, hence my questions about this base in particular.
Thanks
No place in the US as of yet, so I do not mind where I would be staying, really.
Looking to find a best place to progress my career with AA and enjoy the domicile at the same time (safety, weather, friendliness of the place, etc.).
My wife loving the concept of living in the Orange County in LA, hence my questions about this base in particular.
Thanks
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