I worked for B6 briefly before going to WN. Both are good companies, but it is worth noting that there are a lot of little things at B6 that don't exist at WN. For example, at B6 your uniform (including the jacket) is provided. At WN it's on you.

At B6 you choose between parking at your domicile, parking at your commuter city, or a rail pass in your domicile. At WN, there is no allowance for parking anywhere. It's all on you.

If you intend to commute, B6 actually builds commutable pairings. At WN, the vast majority of pairings are either AM or PM. That means commuting into base on a day off to fly an AM the next day. Or commuting home the day after your trip if you fly a PM.

My class at B6 has already upgraded on the E190. At WN it will be another decade before I am eligible to upgrade at the most junior base.

Reserve days at B6 can be swapped or dropped. Not so at WN. There is long call reserve at B6, but not at WN.

Make sure you do your homework before you make the leap. I love WN and am happy to work here, but the pilot group has no appetite for ancillary benefits, especially for junior pilots, in the CBA.

Either decision you make should result in a terrific career if you are younger than 40 or so.



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