Originally Posted by
chrisreedrules
Flowing is an option and the prospects of the bonus and MIA are attractive. I don’t want to give up even a month of seniority though. I think the coming recession will at best slow things quite a bit for a couple years and at worst we *might* see furloughs. Delta also seems to have far superior reserve rules than United. And I also think there is value in getting on a mainline seniority list and getting 1,000+ pilots junior to you as fast as possible *if* furloughs were to happen.
I’d take Delta over United in your situation, a 5 hr drive is nice to have as a backup just in case especially around the holidays. I would at least send the AA recruiters an email and see if you can get an interview soon just to have another option. Which airline would you retire most senior at? Delta has hired a bunch of young pilots since 2014 but maybe retiring at number 1000 is better there than 500 at AA or UAL? I don’t know how tough the JAX-MIA commute is.