Originally Posted by
jcountry
They won’t.
SKYW dumped everything associated with the place.
LXJT is sitting on a bunch of old ass small erjs. Nothing is coming, no good news anyhow. If good news were coming, it would have happened when all the assets and pilots were still in place.
I truly hate the way stuff has turned out. Heartbreaking for such a good group of people.
But starting over isn’t so bad, it’s a bit of a challenge in some ways, but going back on reserve after 20 something years would be too. I really don’t think seniority at xjt will mean a damned thing to anyone soon.
Opportunities are everywhere for pilots these days. Jump on one now. Get a marketable type at least. Move on to something better. It’s definitely time.
Once again, I truly hate the way stuff turned out, but Humpty is broken. The place is toast. Just my opinion, but damn. What other possibilities exist for the place?
I agree 100%. The CRJ AA contract is going to expire soon, the odds of it being extended/renewed are slim to none. There is a reason why XJT has not "found a home" for the excess -700s it has.
UAL extended the ERJ until 2022. By 2022 the overwhelming majority of seniority list will consist of top of scale CAs and FOs all with longevity of greater than 10 years. Additionally, the fleet will 100% consist of older, 50 seat ERJs...if the E175 was coming it would have already happened.
If you can make it until 2022, then stay, if you need to remain employed past 2022 you need to seek another job immediately. I hate what has happened to this carrier and it's employee groups, but the writing is on the wall: There is no good news coming. Leave as soon as you can.