bluechunks,

I appreciate the honest opinions. I am all too aware of the financial hardship and QOL issues that will accompany this transition.

Here's a little info about NWA's TA as regard to RJ's:
NWA's SJet (which are the 51-76 seat RJ's) will take 2 or more years to come on line. As an 8 year FO at NWA I can't simply slide over at 8 year pay either. The TA has you starting at 2nd year pay (if Captain) which is nearly $20/hr less than I make now and 4 year pay if starting as an FO (at $37/hr, same as E190 at JetBlue). There are various flow through agreements and protections if NWA sells the airline as well. Whether they actually "stick" or not in the event of a sale is yet to be seen.

From 77-100 seat aircraft there are 3 different payscales based on each aircrafts maximum certificated pax capacity. The aircraft are to be flown at NWA mainline by NWA system seniority list pilots (again, I believe this will take 5 or more years to get even the first aircraft). All 3 payscales are exceptionally higher than JetBlue's E190 rates, however, premium pay (150% pay over 80hrs) is gone (unfortunately) from NWA unless rescheduled, junior manning, etc.

I got a bit off track but honestly, I am looking forward to the positive work environment more than anything else. That may not be important to some people but it matters to me.