Originally Posted by
SimMonkey
I left Netjets with seven years of seniority to go to SWA. In June I will be four years with SWA. Last year I made $175,000 in base pay. The company contributed another $43,000 in retirement between the B-fund and profit sharing. I am holding 50% seniority. I have over 2,000 pilots under me. This year I will receive two raises (One for rolling into 5th year pay, One for contract cola adjustment). I pretty much work the schedule I want.
By the end of the year, my W-2 will approach $200K with the company kicking in about 50K towards retirement.
I have no regrets going to SWA.
Conversely, you could go to NJA and get none of those things, AND work for a management that cannot figure out what’s going on, and have their heads in the sand. They threaten and berate the pilot group, then literally send “I’m sorry” emails a few days later because they realize they have very little demand from pilots to work there.
When I got hired 3 years ago they touted that they had 5,000 resumes on file. Fast forward to now, they have less than 400 resumes. Management has drilled the pilot group and moral info the ground, and demand to work there has been obliterated by how much better the airlines are in every way.
Short of management coming out with a complete 180 degree turn, and offering way more money, completely revamped schedules and a host of work rule changes, the quality of applicants will decrease greatly and thsts if they get candidates at all.
I highly doubt that will happen, as the last IBB proposal offered zero pay increases and they wanted to extend the current contract another 5 years 🤣🤣🤣
NJA has a real tough road ahead.