Originally Posted by
One Up
I'm a junior CA at Pinnacle and live 2.5 hours from base. I'd rather work at DL because of domicile choices. Would you leave 9e for NK? With having a guaranteed interview with Delta and everything, is it worth it to leave? Opinions.
That guaranteed interview isn't worth the paper it's printed on. And if you really are a junior CA, your "turn" wouldn't come for a long time anyway. Would you really stick around for a guaranteed interview? Why not get an Airbus type, time on type, and then apply to Delta if that's what you really want? Spirit and Airbus will be better for your resume.
As for pay, there's just no comparison. The only tough pill to swallow is first year pay, and that's where Spirit is really weak. $38.50/hr means even a RJ FO has to take a paycut to fly an Airbus. Second year and beyond makes it much better. At my company, 1st year is now $49/hr and 2nd year is 70/hr and that's the 7th year RJ CA pay at 9E.
I think it should be a no brainer.