Originally Posted by
Columbia
Simple- VX is desperate. B6 isn't.
Define desperate? There is no shortage of pilots who would like to work at VX despite the doomsday painted here on APC forums. They maintain the highest published minimum requirements right now for any US carrier (ATP, 4000 Total, 1000TPIC preferred). They could easily lower it to 3000 total ifthey had to and a flood of applicants would come. Even with the current requirements, there is no shortage if applications on file.
As for healthcare, it is a huge deal. A couple pilots I know at Jetblue have a pretty bad deal. I'm maxed on my deductible and now pay 10% while the insurance covers 90. In a similar scenario, one Jetblue friend of mine said he's on a 20% split 80% insurance. That adds up big time! Our max is 6,000 out of pocket. I think my friend said 12,000 out of pocket for him but that's hard to believe even by JetBlue standards.