Originally Posted by
nuball5
These numbers would make sense if JetBlue went all E190, but it's only a quarter of Jetblue's fleet. Anyone staying as a 5 year FO on the 190 is probably doing it strictly for QOL.
This. These numbers aren't apples to apples. I'm a 4th year bus FO, and I will make twice the estimate here. I commute, don't pick up rsa/vda/rtf/wtf etc.
And let's not forget Endeavors recent history. 4 years ago Captains and FO's were capped at 4th year rates coming out of bk. This was after touting an industry leading JCBA, only to have Daddy Delta withhold payment and drive Endeavor into bk. From boom to bust, and now back to boom. I'm at JB because of that bust and I'm looking to leave. If you don't control your feed, you are living on borrowed time. Jb sure needs some work and we desperately need a contract, but it's still better than the uncertainty of the regionals. That being said, if I get a call to leave jb tomorrow, I'm out.