Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Since deregulation, a gazillion LCC's have popped up and only a handful survived.
In that time only two legacies have failed (EAL, Pan Am).
There have been plenty of mergers all around.
Worth noting SWA existed well before deregulation.
After the US-AW merger, they finally were up to 50% of the pilots just on property at US prior to 9/11 five years prior.
Yes, while they exist in name, they are shells of their former selves. Where did those jobs go? SWA/jetBlue mostly. Spirit. Etc.
Would you rather be at the bottom of a stagnant/shrinking place where you live and die by seniority or at a company that is growing rapidly that has a multi-decade year history of growth above GDP?
Don't look at the top pay rates - it's likely you'll never see them.