So in this strictly academic exercise of choosing SWA over F9, I don't think you are going to find anyone who is going to be able to give you a good answer just because nobody that I know of here on APC has ever worked for both companies.

That being said, my personal opinion is that it is a coin flip. I think they are both great jobs and you are living in a great place to take advantage of either one because I don't see the MCO base closing for either airline in the next few decades.

One thing I will say about Frontier, is that they will definitely be part of some sort of merger or acquisition eventually. They are a big fish, getting bigger, in an industry segment that has nothing but growth ahead of it. There will be consolidation. Take that for what it is worth. It can change career expectations, as many SWA and former AT pilots know.

I fly Frontier to MCO with my family and to work sometimes and really enjoy the product and have nothing but good things to say about the crews that I have met. I think they have pretty sunny skies ahead of them.

If you would have asked me 5 years ago when they had a terrible contract and a training agreement to sign, I would have said leave ASAP. ALPA did a good job negotiating a fair deal for a first contract. Right now, I think it's a virtual tie, unless you can predict the future.