Full disclosure. I have a UAL job offer and an upcoming SWA interview. I’m planning on living in Colorado. SWA guys get Denver in a few months and upgrade at 10 years or less in Denver. So I am trying to get a feel for which would be a better fit.

20 years ago, UAL would have been my dream job. Now I’m late to the game (42) and would like to know where the fastest path to being a captain in Denver would be. People say UA has more retirements, but if they aren’t going to help me get into and upgrade in DEN, I’m not sure that does me any good.