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Things aren't perfect, but the company is making a lot money and can continue to do so even during a future economic crash. Pilot pay is below Delta but still fairly similar to other LCCs. Higher than Atlas on the 767 for example. Plenty of 2-3 year quick upgrades making $150k++. Most G4 pilots live in base and are happy with life. No layovers, no EDCT times, weather isn't much of an issue, no megahubs, airport appreciation sits, or 11pm dinner at the hotel lobby bar.
Of course more money will be great but that will definitely come sooner or later. If you take the quick upgrade you know TDY or VBD is in the cards, if you don't like it, you can be a senior FO in most bases within 12-18 months.
You don't think the endless stalling by mgmt to come to some acceptable pilot agreement, spending as little as possible on maintenance even to the point of attracting the attention of regulators and on some flights endangering all aboard, p*ssing off customers by the hundreds due to multiple delayed and cancelled flights, a customer call center that is so short-handed it routinely puts customers on hold for 45 min or longer, dispatching planes with the absolute minimum of fuel, continuing to use clunky scheduling Merlot software, is not due to some overall strategy by those at the highest level of the company? These are not random bad-luck events, they continue to happen for a reason. Any other airline would be taking steps to rectify these problem areas for longevity of the business. Everyone knows how profitable AAY is, so why aren't they spending money to fix things, they certainly have it if they want to. For the same financial reason you don't put new tires on a car you plan to get rid of. They have a business plan in mind.Originally Posted by 9easy
Funny how there is PSA pilot and a maintenance guy doing the most boo-hooing Allegiant this week. Things aren't perfect, but the company is making a lot money and can continue to do so even during a future economic crash. Pilot pay is below Delta but still fairly similar to other LCCs. Higher than Atlas on the 767 for example. Plenty of 2-3 year quick upgrades making $150k++. Most G4 pilots live in base and are happy with life. No layovers, no EDCT times, weather isn't much of an issue, no megahubs, airport appreciation sits, or 11pm dinner at the hotel lobby bar.
Of course more money will be great but that will definitely come sooner or later. If you take the quick upgrade you know TDY or VBD is in the cards, if you don't like it, you can be a senior FO in most bases within 12-18 months.
This is just an opinion, like everyone else. Let's not let the "I work here so I have to defend the place" emotion rule the day.
And an economic crash is not the kind of crash some worry about with the maint history this company has.