Originally Posted by
pilotpayne
Ok how much is it?
I would go with they wanted a known quantity of people that they know will make it through training and tend to be very loyal.
Look, if you only want to go with the tax credit thing that's fine but a bunch of guys have interviews because of vets in blue.
But hey now we know why Delta, United, SWA and AA like the military guys so much.....tax credit.
Pilotpayne you are new to Jetblue and with that comes a steep learning curve.
Jetblue does nothing because its the right thing to do. Jetblue does everything to enhance its public perception and save money...at all cost.
Do you know how much community service Jetblue does for Autism? A tremendous amount. Do you know how much they cover on Jetblue insurance? ZERO.
Jetblue has the worst insurance of any major airline. This is a well known fact. Did you know that a group of pilots lead by the founder of BPF have been trying to set up a program to provide Gap insurance for the astronomical short falls Jetblue insurance has. This Gap insurance would be made available to Jetblue pilots at NO ADDITIONAL COST to Jetblue.
What did Jetblue say? NO. Why, because it may encourage pilots to use the insurance more.
Jetblue refuses to allow pilots to purchase AFLAC. Why, because it will encourage Jetblue pilots to use the health insurance more.
Why does Jetblue target military pilots? Because your military pilot has access to tri-care which means one less pilot using Jetblue health insurance.
Why did Jetblue change the FMLA policy when no other major airline has? Because this allows Jetblue to make it more restrictive and difficult to file a claim.
We all appreciate you are pleased with your job and I am certainly not knocking that but to believe that Jetblue is doing anything that isn't self-serving is putting ones head in the sand.
By the way sign up for BPF.