Originally Posted by
4myfamily
Did you ever think Delta would pay a $10,000 training bonus for a total of $60,000 first year FO? You might remember some pilots had to pay for training. You never know what tomorrow brings. Just look at the election or college football yesterday - #2, 3 & 4 lose in same weekend. It's only happened once before.
I agree that things will most likely go in pilot's favor over the next few years. I have talked to many unsuccessful SSP candidates and some are afraid to go to Spirit, Allegiant, etc. because they think a flow will be announced shortly after they leave. My point is that you can sit around and wait for a statistical anomaly to occur, or you can take things into your own hands and move on with your career. I had a friend of mine leave a regional to go to Spirit two years ago. He's now in the right seat at a legacy.