Best of luck with finding the best path. When you say you can see yourself at a major or fractional — I disagree. They are very different places to work. I don’t know of too many people that would fit in at both.

In addition to comparing pay and benefits, it’s probably worthwhile to compare how the cultures are different at a legacy vs. NJA. NetJets is a much smaller company than most airlines, it’s out of the media spotlight, it’s less regulated, has less diversity, FAR 135 is much less unionized. These differences create a different work environment that often makes comparisons difficult.

The ability of NJASAP to use leverage has declined significantly in the past few years, both internal and external factors are causes. If/when NJA wants to play hardball...well...ugh, I wish everyone involved luck.

And yes, I felt the healthcare at NJA cost much less. I think for the same level as NJA I’m paying probably $7-8k more per year at an airline.

Airlines and NJA are very good jobs. Saying which one is better is subjective, it depends a lot upon you and your needs. I got tired of the nonsense at NJA, but there are many things I miss about the place.

From my perspective, I don’t understand the allure of airlines if someone isn’t willing to live in a •JUNIOR• base. To me, the QOL just isn’t there...but many commute, they are fine with it but they are often stressed and don’t spend a lot of time at home.