Originally Posted by
TallFlyer
Just a thought, but you could broaden your horizons a bit. Off the top of my head I can think of other airlines with bases in LAS, SFO, OAK, PHX, LAX, ONT, etc, as well, not to mention other airlines that home base wherever you want.
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I've got my apps in with the big boys also but this was a hypothetical question since jetBlue and Alaska are similar companies in that each have a big presence on both coasts (west for Alaska and east for jetBlue). I have a lot of info about the other airlines from my buds but I don't have a whole lot of people that I know at Alaska and jetBlue, especially at Alaska.
I remember speaking with someone from my squadron who left for Alaska years ago. I didn't know him very well since he left shortly after I got to the squadron. He was so happy to land a job there but I recently heard that he is looking for greener pastures. Why would anyone leave a major/legacy airline and give up their seniority? Those are the things I'd like to hear about so that I can make an intelligent decision. They both seem like very good companies but I just don't know.