Originally Posted by
alfaromeo
In the last 23 years I have seen just about every airline mentioned in the "I should have gone with them" roulette. In 2001, it was United and how their junior guys were blessed because they were making 777 right seat in a couple of years. Now those same guys are coming up on 9+ years on furlough with not much hope for recall any time soon. I have heard this about American, Northwest (before the merger), and just about every startup. The grass is always greener.
Alfa,
I agree that it is unwise to take a "snapshot" of the current conditions and extrapolate them over a projected career, but it has now been over 10 years that guys would have been better off at other airlines - that is significant.
Scoop