Originally Posted by
rugratmom
I'd like to get some thoughts from the APC community on this.
My husband is currently working his way through first year pay at an LCC.
At face value it would seem an easy choice for him to move over to one of the big 3 if the opportunity presented, but he's in his mid forties, and he worries he could end up a career FO if he went.
My thoughts are that we should do it because the pay and benefits are so much better.
We're light on our feet, and adventurous, so domiciles and such aren't playing a huge factor.
Any thoughts? I really appreciate it.
Depends on the LCC. If he's at Frontier, Virgin or Allegiant, I would say it's probably a good move. Spirit would be a much tougher choice. JetBlue will probably be getting large improvements to their pay and benefits now that they have a union. More information is required to give the best answer. Just keep in mind that the best place today may not be in ten years time.