Originally Posted by
nkbux
Not one single person on the list has left for VX or B6... Not one... Totally and completely untrue. Our pay is a joke and the upgrade time is getting longer by the day but not one person has left for anything other than a legacy or SWA... Fact
What timeframe? Several CAs at VX were previously at Spirit. Although this would have been 2010 and prior hires at Spirit. Also know a relatively newhire at Spirit who left shortly after starting to come to VX. California guy. Conversely, I know a VX CA that went to Spirit, and a couple FOs who went to both Spirit and JetBlue. Moving amongst LCCs makes sense as long as you're a FO under 2 yrs longevity. Otherwise you're better off sticking at current LCC, unless it's to go to a legacy.
Originally Posted by
Silver02ex
Depends who the internal recs are from. If it's new hire pilots, It has some weight, but not much. Now, if you had one from a CP or someone in the training department. Then it might help your chances much more. All I know is I have a friend, who had 6 internal recs, 8K+ TT and lots of Jet PIC, 2 job fairs, and still haven't got a call.
Because they know he's over qualified and will bail to a legacy. And it's not just at Spirit. Other LCCs are also taking 2000-5000 hr RJ FOs because they know they're less likely to bail.