Originally Posted by
ZippyNH
Not everyone wants to fly round the world, watching an auto-pilot.
There is something pure and enjoyable about actually FLYING a plane, and the lifestyle is very different. Some care about $$, some QOL, some the job.
The old saying different strokes for different folks! Ever notice the bottom 1/3 of the seniority list has a high turnover, but the top third is all longer term?
Lots of people find reasons to stay....and a few flew RJ's and left commuters to fly for AMF.
The grass always seems greener on the other side of the fence, but watch out, it might be greener just because it's over the septic tank......
I disagree.
I think 99 out of 100, or maybe 999 out of 1,000 don't go to AMF to stay there. It is a stepping stone to a better job. So I still find it confusing that anyone would want to go there as a stepping stone who has ATP mins. Why would anyone who gets into a career of aviation choose significantly less money and more days worked per month to fly ancient airplanes that should have been retired decades ago?
When I went to AMF in 2010 they were the only ones hiring. Every single person in my indoc class in 2010 was gone by 2013. We all took the first ticket out of there. The preferential interview programs are a good thing and are probably a big means of attraction to AMF so from a marketing and recruitment standpoint, its impressive. Just still surprised to see no advancement in the fleet or schedule in probably 40 years.