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Old 11-29-2007 | 07:26 AM
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With my .02 cents, and without sounding like a politician, it all depends on what are you looking for in your career. If you live in ATL, or live in FL, we have many trips that has 20+ hrs. layover in TPA, FLL... If you live other than the Eastern/Central time zone, commute is rough, if you make it a career stop. If you want to fly bigger planes, then that's not your stop either, cuz AirTran will probably never buy anything bigger than 737.

Now with the positive, Airtran is making money, and will continue to do so, it is a safe place to grow your seniority rather quickly, so in case of a economy downturn, you'll have more people behind you on the seniority list. I believe we lost 90 guys so far this year, and hiring probably 300 next year, so new hire will move off the reserve rather quickly. Last bid has about 45 reserve lines, with about 7-10 new guys online each month, you can do the math.

There are a lot more info on FI if you're looking, but PM me if you have other questions.
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