Originally Posted by
Happydayz
Holy Smokes,
Thanks everyone for chiming in. I currently live an hour south of LGB. with no traffic, with 6 hours
not really but those that are unfortunate enough to sit on the 405 you know what I mean.
If you dont mind me asking why is the west coast no bueno? Career advancement is pretty obvious, but is the flying nothing but red eyes and more red eyes?
Thx
Happyd
Regional flying up and down the west coast and transcons, many of which are red eyes.
Career advancement is the main thing though. JB has tried to come up with a plan to do something with the west coast but can’t seem to do it. Could change in an instant with a merger, or over the next few years with a strategy change. But it’s kind of a gamble. JB had a 3-4 year guy leave for SWA not that long ago. And I think he was 2500-2800 or thereabout on the JB seniority list. I know another 4 year JB guy in LGB who is about to go to United. You’ll be around 4,000 with very few retirements in the next 10-15 years from LGB, so without growth, and a lot of FOs not leaving, there’s very little movement overall, and almost none in the left seat.
I won’t say don’t go to JB, just know that as of today, the short term prospects for a good west coast career aren’t good. Long term is unknown. 5-10 years from now could be a lot different than today though.