Originally Posted by
Bluedriver
No one is saying a regional is better. False argument. We are saying this is a bottom tear major and they would be better off pursuing a career at one of the top companies in this industry.
Can you tell us all how a new hire today is likely to be much better off at JB vs DL, UAL, AA, UPS or FDX? Honest question?
Have you been o remote from the pilot market that you think it is that easy to go to UPS/Fedex/UA/DAL/AA or SWA instead of going to B6??
Of course people (military or captains with 10-15 years at regionals) go to the Legacy or Fedex/UPS when they can, but do you understand that AA/UA/DAL only hire an average of 10% non-military off the street?
B6 might be a "bottom tear major" like you say, it's still more attractive than Spirit and F9. And it is a step up from the regionals.
As far as hiring, you are not an easy airline to go to. Selection is actually tough and being hired at JetBlue is not easy. Thats why Spirit went into a hiring frenzy, taking 100s of young FOs out of the regionals, with less than 2,500 TT, some even at 2100 TT. These guys/girls dove head first to Spirit because, even if an FO can dream of making $38K flying a Bus, it's still "better than at the regional" and because it was easier than getting hired at jetblue. One of my friend's comment was "at least I'll be out of a regional, I'll live on credit cards the first year, but at least I'll be on an Airbus flying for a stable airline with hopes of a much better pay when they pass a TA"