Originally Posted by
acl65pilot
We shall see. They have the whole merger synergies thing to go through as well.
I was in a van last week with a CAL 2005 hire and this is what he told me he's delaying capt upgrade for qol, but could hold it
A 2005 CAL hire is in the top 15% on the 73n, 25% in the 756 and a easy line holder on the 777 in IAH. A late 2006 hire is in the 46% on the 756 in EWR. That sli is going to be interesting to watch.
Oh and we hire totally different personality types or so it seems.
I doubt you'd be any worse off at the bottom of UALs list. With bases in SFO, ORD, IAD, DEN... at least you'd have some shot at a decent QOL.
UAL has way more high paying heavies than we do, and 787s coming online today.
UAL is all set in the Pacific, with great partners, HND access, Air Mike... they are much stronger than we are in Latin America, and while not tops in the Atlantic, (in this economy, not a bad thing) they have the best partner- Lufthansa. Oh, and huge retirements coming up.
We have: MD90's, no widebody orders, hats, 717s, replacement 737s for 757's, Alaska continues to expand at our expense, DC9s... A tenuous position in Asia that could result in massive furloughs if we get shut out of HND, and big exposure in Europe with a financially strapped partner AF/KLM. A shiny name tag for all the world to google, triple airport reserve in NYC. We are a distant third in Latin America.
And frankly, our base choices are not exactly inspiring. If I were junior and young, I'd be jumping ship too. The contract pain is short term, the prospects are very bright.