Wise move. The best reason to come to G4 is the 320 type. Then go shop that over at Spirit, JetBlue etc. Of course that entails using G4 as a stepping-stone, which is a good move, if you need it. But, if you are able to bypass a lateral progression then, definitely don’t come here.

G4 is not a career, it’s a job. From where I sit there are only two ways this company becomes a career: Job action, via a lock out. Or we get merged with a better company. It’s an oddball operation that really doesn’t fit any other place well. So, I think the latter is unlikely.

A contract will only make things better, possibly even eliminating TDY’s by making them cost prohibitive for the company. Things like that will improve. But, the first contract here is going to be ugly and hard fought. Even after a contract is eventually signed, we will still be bottom of the pack for pay and quality of life. Then it will be a compliance problem. G4 management will never stop actively trying to circumvent it, with the help of their third party vendor; Ford & Harrison. It’s in their “DNA”.

Even with a contract in place, it will be difficult to describe G4 as a career destination.