Well... New York may be in my future. My friend Edie and I (I commute from Vegas with her to Boston) put in for a transfer to New York last month. Edie got a call this morning from Crew Mannning, a devision of Crew Scheduling, and was told there was a transfer available if she wanted it. She said yes. It prolly won't be for a while before one comes up for me... you must have the EXACT same qualifications as the person you are going to replace. That means, since I am a purser, that other person must be, too. This is what the company calls a mutual lateral transfer. The person Edie is replacing in New York will be replacing Edie in Boston. Complicated, but it all works. The company could put out a regular transfer in the next few months which anyone can put in for...it's awarded based on seniority.

Why New York? There is so much more flying there! New York crews fly to deep South America, like Brazil and Argentina, they fly to Tokyo, and they fly to more places in Europe like Zurich. It sounds like it would be a lot more fun. Boston is a great base but we don't fly to a whole lot of international destinations. The downside... those New York attitudes. Not rude, just rough. And it's so much more fast paced there. I have three other friends there who all like it, so there shouldn't be a reason why I won't, either. If I don't...I'll go somewhere else.