Originally Posted by ShyGuy

$115/Trip pay 2nd yr. Why sugar coat it? And their retirement isn’t at 16% yet. I’m on 7th yr pay already which means I’ll be 156.46/hr on April 1, 232.22 if I take the already bypassed upgrade. Sorry but that’s a paycut and for several years. At SW you will be a FO a long time, and that’s fact based on retirements and growth figures. AirTran was a young pilot group. If you’ve been at AS 1-3 yrs then it probably is just a 1 yr paycut. But not in my case. I don’t see myself willingly leaving one domestic only 737 loving airline for another domestic only 737 airline to do the same 2-5 leg days where the break even point is several years into the future.

As a 7th yr guy I think one would be silly to have an app at SW. Maybe at less longevity, not when you’re already more than half way up the pay ladder and can hold CA here. Everyone’s boat is different but in my case the only places worth leaving for now are the big 3. YMMV