Originally Posted by GuppyPuppy

For those of you who've considered leaving, but are waiting to see what we get in our first contract...

Think about this. Our largest aircraft is an Airbus 321 that MIGHT have a pay differential with the A320 once a contract is in place. Consider that most pilots senior to you will always be on that plane and will be senior to you until they separate from the company.

Now look at the big 3...most of the pilots senior to you will move on to bigger equipment for the pay. If you CHOOSE to be a captain on the same planes as JB flies your seniority in the left seat could increase higher AND at a faster rate than it would if you were to stay at JB. Plus, you'll get better pay/benefits right out of the box (if you have less than 2-3 years here).

The bottom line is this: which company do you think will always have a better contract? United, Delta, and American or "New York's Gayest Airline?

Don't delay going to a legacy if you're thinking about it.

Good luck to all of us.

American alone has a debt balanced of almost 30 billion where Delta has a debt balance I think just over 6 billion. Do you know how much it will cost American to service this debt. When interest rates turn and they will it will cost American maybe a billion a year.
If and when the economy turns what do you think will happen.
United is just way to easy to see their problems. Just google that one. You don't even need to read the Journal for that.
It's like 99'all over again at the legacys.

I wouldn't go around singing legacys praises unless you are talking about BigD.

Unless you have a crystal ball...nobody really knows what's going to happen. Stick with your own plan.