Originally Posted by
JungleBus
Dunno if anyone noticed this, but you recently (this week) lost another newhire FO to Southwest.
Originally Posted by
tsquare
Oh well... He made a mistake.
No he didn't. He joined Delta and built up some solid 121 time while he waited for a proper paying airline that has management that wants to run an airline versus a ticket brokerage. He'll now be part of a union that values scope above all else, and have 100% of his union dues going toward his own pilots.
Smart move. Delta will increasingly be used as a training ground while awaiting SWA, FDX, UPS and the high paying foreign airlines. Get used to it. Management couldn't care less.
Carl