Originally Posted by Elvis90

I jumpseated with an American Airlines crew yesterday, both St. Louis-based and former TWA. The FO was a 1990 hire, was furloughed for 5 years, and is currently an MD-80 FO. I told him that at Delta he could hold a 767 Capt position with that DOH. They both said that Delta is the place to be right now. Also chatted with an AirTran Capt this morning who said that with the transfer of the 717's, he'll lose his Capt position and will retire as an FO based upon their seniority integration with SWA. When I look at the situation at other companies it puts our disagreements about the TA in perspective. Either way, we're still better off than many of our contemporaries.