Originally Posted by
Yabadaba
Being at the bottom? Pay scales, yes but nobody has any idea what works for anyone else. Commuting, seniority, schedules, etc all come into play with regard to job satisfaction. After 4 layoffs I'm not looking to be on the bottom of another seniority list and would change careers before commuting. That's just what works for me. Will the payrates change? Of course and I would glady strike tommorrow. Do you think the SWA pilots in the 90s should have moved on? If they didn't they ended up having a great career. I haven't meet a better group of pilots to work with and enjoy my job. I wouldn't trade that for payrates.
Forget SWA, they had an advantage post 9/11 that nobody will ever have again,fuel hedges. They grew when every other airline was struggling to Survive. Legacy airlines are not going to allow Spirit & F9 to grow grow like SWA Was able to