Originally Posted by
jumppilot
Totally. I was telling my FO last trip (I’m a 737 CA) that if we were at SW you’d better get used to it, as that’d be your career.
I’m downgrading to 787 FO in October because I only want one leg a day with long overnights. Maybe I’ll come back as a 737 CA or maybe I’ll just wait it out and upgrade on the WB.
Options and variety are good. Flying the 737 for a career would give me mental problems.
While I gree with your logic let's not forget that United has the worst reserve rules of any major and probably one of the worst work rules as well. The nature of widebody flying is United's saving grace. Otherwise, if you don't see yourself flying on the global fleet, SW is the better choice in my opinion.