Originally Posted by
LGApilot
It's really between AA or UAL..Magic, if you want to fly international and be west coast based, then no better option than UAL..AA is not that big on the west coast. Limited international flying out of LAX on AA..UAL has tons of international flying out of SFO..I may be wrong but both are good airlines..I wouldn't even consider SWA, they are like another Jetblue..Not bad, just not as good as AA or UAL...
If you must be in LA then AA is a no brainer because commuting cannot be fun..
Originally Posted by
LGApilot
Guys, I never said anything negative about SWA, it's a great company..Magic has AA and UAL offers. I would assume a career at the legacies will be more rewarding than flying for SWA..More options, international flying, etc...
No airline pilot here writes like this. Go back to Flight Simming in your dorm.
Originally Posted by
LGApilot
United was the only airline I ever wanted to fly for my entire life and the only airline I ever applied to.
Wow, with all of 2,500 hrs you only applied to one airline your entire life and be lucky enough to be hired by that one airline, United? If you really are a NYC boy then what would you care if you got Delta or AA instead? You'd get NYC right off the bat at both those places. No way with 2,500 hrs would someone be that picky as an airline pilot and apply only to United. Every pilot I know around 2,000-3,500 hrs has their apps out at several places, and at least 2-3 major airlines. No one just throws their dart in one basket. I know several military guys getting out now with ~2,500 hrs and each and every one of them has their apps at the big 4 (AA, DL, UA, SW). Some didn't even get called and they applied to the regionals just to get into 121 world and because they are not above that kind of flying.
Originally Posted by
LGApilot
Financially, you are much better off going to FedEx. Assuming, things are the way they are now. The pension is unmatched. No B plan will ever match a fully funded A plan. Delta on the other hand will probably be a more fun career since you will interact with people throughout your career. I have a good friend at FedEx and he tells me that it's a very lonely job at times. Can't go wrong either way. Personally, I could never fly cargo due to my fear of a load shift on takeoff. Scary stuff.
Hahahaaa. That's your fear? Not like, say, lithium batteries.