Originally Posted by
jhaviator03
Here's a question for both sides of the isle. Would you go to US Airways from JetBlue? Why?/Why not? Add to the argument the potential with and without the AA merger.
It seems like the movement here is slow at best. I know there are a lot of ex-USAir FO's that are now senior CA's here at JB, it now seems the same movement issues they faced are being confronted by current JB junior FO's. What is JB doing to keep junior FO's around? I am not talking the pipe dream of A330's, or the planned expansion (subject to change) or the old banter of a CBA/Union (which has been turned down twice). What is being done to make this a career airline?
If the AA/UsAir merger goes thru (which it's not looking as good as it did last week with the government public opposing the merger as is) then UsAir will be a great way to get yourself a senority number at the worlds largest airline. If not JB currently is lookin at 3-5 years for upgrade to 190 captain and 5-7 for upgrade to 320 captain with the current aircraft orders and that doesn't include recalls leaving. Total compensation AA is far better than JB but UsAir isn't, you can roll the dice and go to USAIR and you may end up great you may also end up stuck at USAIR.