Originally Posted by
dera
I know a bunch too. I also know a bunch who are not planning to leave. For me, Atlas works better. Horses for courses.
This whole idiom that legacy airlines are the ultimate goal for every pilot is just a bit outdated. We have captains making 500k+/year who are gone from home 10 nights a month. Plenty of FOs hitting 300k with similar QOL. And flying fully augmented LH is the easiest job in the world.
There are plenty of pilots here who are happy, and who have no reason or aspiration to jump ship. I have higher career earnings at Atlas than I would at AA for example. We are also treated like adults, without a need to send an M51 every time we block out 1 minute late, or when a gate agent tries to ding a delay on the pilots. I'm too old to ever see a WB at AA, flying to Tulsa for the rest of my career for less money is not an attractive proposition for me. I know it's hard to fathom for some, but that's just a raw fact.
what is an M51? I’ve never been to Tulsa. I can count on one hand how many times I’ve been called on a delay in 8 years as a CA. 10yr 777 CA pay at Atlas is the same as AA 737 CA. Your 401k is way less. This is your new contract compared to our 2019 expired contract. What was the attraction at the time you went there? Big SJS?