Originally Posted by
Peepers
Soo... I'm currently a 4yr FO with Republic and have a class date with Allegiant. I'm trying to make an informed decision to take the class date.
My situation...
Republic
* Currently live at home in base
* Topped out pay at $36/hr @ 75 guarantee + perdiem
* Upgrade of another 2-3 years
Allegiant
* Decent pay raise after 1st year. Yr 1 close to breaking even.
- $41/hr + 1hr perdiem taxed
* Possible 2-3 yr upgrade
* Would have to commute from NC to Florida for 1 yr
- Wife's 401k not fulled vested until August 2015 and current house needs to sell.
I just don't know enough about AAY to make a decision. I've read the 55 page post. Can someone post JR FO schedules up? I've seen the ones that are 2 on, 1 off, 3 on, 1 off, etc. I was thinking about driving back and forth but not sure if that'll work out either.
Living in base is really a nice perk and hard to voluntarily give up. However, short of an upgrade, getting some non-RJ time (especially typed in the A320) could help move your career forward. G4 may be rough on QOL in the short term, but the pilot group is working on fixing that and even if they don't - you'll be more marketable for other carriers.