Originally Posted by
Bluedriver
Every airline has problems? Obviously. Let me ask you Joe, does do DL, AA, UAL, FDX, UPS and SWA pilots have the "problem" of being paid 30-60 dollars less per hour?
All problems are NOT equal and ours are FAR more substantial than "my crew meal wasn't hot" or "my 5 star hotel didn't have any shampoo in my room".
Southwest was FAR behind their peers until the bankruptcies after September 11th. Other airlines came DOWN to what Southwest was paying. And if you worked at Southwest in the late 90's, it was because you had too many DUI's to be called by United. Southwest's rates were sub par until they passed their recent contract.
UPS? They're a trucking company that uses airplanes to move some freight. They're pay very well so they can treat you very poorly.
American? Great seniority progression, no work rules. Ok pay rates.
United doesn't have a business model, and their CEO was lambasted during their last earnings call and their stock dropped 12% in one day. What is that? A $2 billion loss of value in one day?
Delta is doing fine, but they've hired 3,000 pilots in the last few years. That's 21% of their seniority list assuming there's no contraction over there. Maybe it works out and they keep hiring, maybe you end up on the back end of the hiring wave like the double United furloughees in the 2000's.
FedEx seems legit but they're only retiring half their list in the near future. Great pay rates, and a pension.
JetBlue ain't no Shangri-La, but if you think this place is horrible and every other airline is amazing, you're deluding yourself.
If that's what you're into, then have at it, hoss.