Originally Posted by
Airlinewisdom
Remember the big picture. If you're a good pilot and a good employee almost all will be hired by the majors and in 10 - 12 years you'll be a captain with at least 15 days off a month and want remember these discussions. Supply and demand will rule the market place and benefits and pay will ultimately go up..watch for the next few regional contracts that are settled.
Where do you see the guarantee on this?? When I was hired at SkyWest, we were losing upwards of 30 pilots a month to legacies and SW and JetBlue and Frontier and good times were had by all. Movement was rapid, upgrades were plentiful, and newhires had visions of only sitting right seat for a year before becoming captain and then quickly moving on. Then the economy tanked, age 65 came around, and that movement crashed to a halt. Oh, and everyone who had left for UAL got furloughed. Never ever EVER count your mainline upgrade before it happens.