Originally Posted by Av8er1550

Hmm? I know a couple people on the 767 in CVG and I’ve been told you’re home a fairly good bit if you live here.


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Originally Posted by goinaround

I see. While it’s not a base....the 76 guys are there alot. Not as much on the 74.

Originally Posted by papashmouv

Hey guys,

I'm new to the forums here. I'm an FO at a regional carrier and just received job offers for JetBlue and Atlas. At either airline, I'd be living in base. I have to make a decision for where I'd like to go.

Here are my considerations:

JetBlue Pros:
1) Excellent company culture and appear to be people-forward
2) Competitive pay
3) Positive company outlook for the next several years (Europe flying, A220 in lieu of E190, etc)

JetBlue Cons:
1) Similar to a regional flying footprint with slightly longer flights.
2) Driving length to the airport is considerably longer than what I have to do now.
3) Very similar scheduling structure as to what I do now. 4 on, 2 off, 4 on, 3 off, 4 on, maybe 5 off, etc. and so separation of work vs home life can be tough.


Atlas Pros:
1) Immense variety of flying
2) Highly respected fleet
3) High aggregation of days on vs days off and so quality of time off improves

Atlas Cons:
1) Comparatively inferior pay although contract negotiations are in progress
2) Work schedules are grueling
3) Pilots vs Management have a toxic relationship

The big factors here are quality of life, pilot pay, long term prognosis for my career, etc. What feedback do you guys have? What other things to consider am I missing? I appreciate your input, thank you very much.

Originally Posted by Av8er1550

Yeah I do see what you’re saying. I guess I should’ve said I live in an area where a lot of trips start/end. Still, no nonrevving regardless is a nice thing.


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Originally Posted by kodiakallstar

Bigger yes. shinier? well it sounds like you haven’t been in a dump truck. We all especially love the lav Sunday night at 3 am after it’s been on the ramp all weekend in July. Absolutely takes your breath away. New planes? well we even had an Ocho sporting a yellow tail with the Dhl rubbed off. 3 white engine cowlings and one blue thanks to a pod strike. some speed tape from a belt loader accident and they rolled the livery off the empennage with what I would guess was 10$ a gal Home Depot flat white bc it was still bleeding through. Yeah come to atlas and fly some dirty girls.

Originally Posted by Av8er1550

Very true! The biggest part for me is QOL. I actually just accepted a class date at K4 from a regional who had a guaranteed interview at DL. The thing is, they could pay me very well all day long but it doesn’t take the pain out of dealing with NYC and IROPS and making “podium announcements” along with “Galley Announcements”. I started in the freight biz working as an intern for ABX going thru college. So I know the nature of the beast. I live in-base for K4 so for me, it was kind of a no brainer (driving to work). DL is a great company and I hope they strive. I enjoyed the regionals but my fear was to settle there. Something I did not want to do. So, cheers to being onboard with K4 and I hope that it’s a smooth ride for new hires in this era.


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Originally Posted by nuball5

I’ve learned to embrace the east coast and Irops since I know how much it can boost my credit. At least at Jetblue, a couple bad weather events each month can sometimes almost double your credit. Full disclosure....living in base makes those bad days much more tolerable.

Originally Posted by No Land 3

Living in base makes a regional tolerable too. If you can't live at base, nothing beats true home basing, unless you have something like Fed Ex where you can ride company metal to work on a guaranteed seat.

Originally Posted by nuball5

Much prefer a commute with a 4 on/3 off lifestyle with 15-17 days off than some of the 17 day excursions I know the ACMI’s do even with home basing. To each their own.

Originally Posted by fastback

Can someone work the math on this?


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