Originally Posted by
TurbineDriver
Here is the scenario...regional FO with no upgrade in sight. Goal is delta. Do I leave the regional to get some valuable airbus time at spirit or virgin or do I stay put? I am concerned delta will see I have only been at the LCC for a short time (say a year or so) and may have lots of questions about why I'm leaving the carrier after such a short time. (Or worse won't want to interview me at all) How important is company loyalty? Thoughts?
I left a regional and went to JetBlue. Was there 5 months when Delta called me for an interview and resigned JetBlue to come to Delta 8 months after I was hired there. I would not worry about Delta not hiring you if you are at one of the LCC's. I actually believe it helped me get hired sooner, but I had 1500 TPIC as an RJ captain when I left for JetBlue. Not sure if they will hire guys with no TPIC for awhile. That is what I would worry about. Right now the LCC's love high time regional FO's with no TPIC because they know they most likely will not be able to leave for a legacy.