Originally Posted by NightIP

Well, I doubt you could go wrong with any of them. XJT and SKW are both excellent places to work, and I'm hearing good things about ASA now that they have a new contract.

Stability? Well, these are passenger airlines we're talking about. Nobody's really certain of the future of any of these airlines, especially with the majors talking about mergers. Could be good for us, could be bad. We still have to see.

Upgrade times are about to get longer than the 2-year standard we've been seeing. XJT isn't hiring or upgrading until April (we stopped the mad dash in 9/07), and SKW just announced they're doing the same through the summer. These are simply methods to shrink the pilot groups a bit just in case a reduction in flying were to occur so that furloughs can be avoided. I haven't heard much about ASA lately, but I understand that they may still have classes going on.

Anyway, hope this helps, even if a little. There are just a lot of reasons to pick one company over another, and they all have to do with your personal situation.