Originally Posted by
blockplus
Saying you dont want backside of the clock flying is saying you wont fly anything but senior bus or 737. A little short sighted.
Probably won't do as much night flying though.
Those west coast to Hub red-eyes are being flown by someone. And, I know I've done my share, and I see about one a month. But, it's not every night. I reckon those Fed Ex and UPS guys don't even keep sunglasses in their bag.
The money is starting to be a bit better at United now due to Delta plus. So that's a plus for UAL. Fairly diversified fleet and missions, so that's a plus for UAL. Good growth, so that's a plus for UAL. We aren't fighting with management so that's a plus for UAL. Our seniority situation seems somewhat stabilized post merger, so that' s a plus. Retirements ahead, so that's a plus. Munoz seems to be figuring it out, so that's a plus.
AA, DAL, and SWA are all having some issues right now with their respective managements and that is not sitting well with their pilots. It affects morale, and a new guy doesn't necessarily want to have to deal with that stuff if he/she doesn't have to. I am sure that magical vibe of "everything's, great, every things awesome when your part of the team" is just for show in the interview process at those places.