Originally Posted by
symbian simian
Uhm, no. Nobody is leaving NK for JB (or the other way). NK pilots hired 3 years ago, based on looking at orders were looking at line holders as a captain on a A320 in 5 years, not sitting reserve as an E170 captain. Career expectation is a thing.
ULCC has nothing to do with it, and your pay rates aren't nearly enough to make up for it.
B6 had a spirit guy a class or two ago apparently. And I know a spirit guy who came to B6, and then UA.
190s are going away. If the merger goes thru they’ll be gone in probably 2-3 years max. Without the merger, at least 10 will be gone next year, at least 20 in 2024, the bulk of the rest in 2025, and the last couple lease returns are Q1 2026.
If the merger happens, they’ll likely be gone before any NK pilot is flying metal on a B6 certificate. So an NK pilot has zero career expectation of flying an 190. And no B6 pilot has a career expectation of flying an E190 in 5 years. And only a few do in 3 years.
So let’s talk A220-300. In an apples to apples seating config, it’s the same size as an A319. And at B6, a 220 pilot makes more than an NK 319-321 pilot. And B6 has more 321s and more on order. So, from a career expectations standpoint, it’s about a wash at best, and potentially even skewed in favor of B6.
I think the arguments for SLI will mostly be around DOH and pre-merger percentage.