Originally Posted by
Al Czervik
I'm slated to retire very senior at AA. I wish I was at UAL right now. Who the hell knows how things will end up. Not worth leaving any of the big 3 right now unless you are very new and it's a base decision. In 20-30 years top dog will change many times. One of the three may not even be around.
If I were at any major right now with 2000+ behind me, I'd stay put. I started at Eastern in '85 and ended up at United in '90 after our strike. Thought about Cargo a couple of times, but ultimately decided I liked flying pax and FAs (well, some of them!). Now around seniority #2500 and flying mostly 767-400 Captain. Since we have that airplane banded with the real wide bodies, it's working out well for me. But...it could change tomorrow. I was in tall cotton 9/10/2001 as an A-320 Captain.