Originally Posted by
Avgwhitemale
Question......kind of on topic....Would anybody here leave one of the other legacy carriers for UAL? UAL is hiring (probably for quite a while) and has growth airplanes arriving. If offered a job with UAL, commuting would become a non-issue. Seniority is a wash. I would hold the same seniority after just 4 months. Thoughts?
Disclaimer: I'm not one to seek the greener grass as it seems to be cyclical---today's stagnation is tomorrow's rocket ship and vise versa.
That said, I would not bet my carreer on "growth" airplanes at UCH--at least not in the short term. Both sCAL and sUAL have fewer airframes than the day the merger was announced and last week our CEO told an investor conference that UCH's strategy is strict capacity discipline.
The current hiring is a direct result of the new pilot contract, FAR 117, and retirements. Once the "bubble" of the first two is popped only retirements will remain to fuel hiring absent a change in corporate strategy
IMHO, if seniority is a wash and QOL is improved it might be something to consider but I personally would only approach the issue very cautiously with both eyes wide open.