Originally Posted by
3EngineTaxi
Wow. Are you actually for real?
-No one cares about "exotic overnights." Getting a seniority number at a career airline is what matters.
I know guys who enjoy spending nights at nice places vs Detroit. Being home every night sounds great to me, not so great for other guys I know. I personally do consider some of the LCC carriers to be career airlines. YMMV, but a good friend flew for Braniff, Midway, Piedmont, US Air and AA in that particular order, which one of them could have been considered career airline? He spent a couple of years at AA before retiring
-Are you truly suggesting the UNIFORM should be a factor in choosing airline employment? If so, your post is "eye-roll-worthy."
You're reading too much into it. That was a homage to some of these posts with people complaining about the brand of tablet issued for EFB.
-Keep hoping for pay raises and improved reserve. In my opinion, I do not think these are likely.
It will get better, unless the economy tanks next couple of years. I bet $5 on new rates at Envoy by September
-VNAV is nice, but not important. Getting paid better, restored vacation accrual, and getting treated better are much more important.
True to an extend, especially the last part. However, I also happen to enjoy flying complex pieces of machinery. You gotta get excited about the day to day stuff - chemtrails at sunset, pressing the right buttons for the damn thing to fly vnav in climbs and level off for crossing restrictions and such. Job satisfaction can't be just about the money.
Best of luck to you in your career. I hope things go well for you.
Thank you. I'm sure they will one way or the other. Hope for the same for you.
These are my personal opinions and not the opinions of any entity or employer.