Originally Posted by
BeatNavy
Yeah, JB gives it good credit...more than any other major airline. Good for JetBlue because guys will come here before being competitive at other airlines and are less likely to bail. Good for helo guys Bc they can escape regionals faster. In my case if I stayed at my regional I would have made the same as I do here for the 2 years I’ve been here while building TPIC and most likely would have been at a legacy by now. AA/DL/UA don’t mind if their pax fly with helo background dudes at the regionals, but don’t count it at mainline...rubbed me the wrong way. That’s one reason I liked JetBlue and wanted to come here. Now pay/QOL/contract (lack thereof)/career expectations has rubbed me the wrong way here. Hope this place gets better. Even some of my juicer friends have become jaded, put on lanyards, and started looking elsewhere.
I fell into a good deal before I retired, and left with about 1600 ME PIC. Did less than a year at at a regional, nearly 2 here. Knocking on 3k hours ME, half of which is Mil PIC. Stats which seem to be getting guys the call at UA and DL, not sure why my phone ain’t ringing. But I keep updating.