Originally Posted by
4thgenaviator
Thanks for the thoughts, everyone. I asked the original question because I left DAL for AA because of the choice to live in base. My family and I live in a major hub for AA, and are unwilling to move given our current situation. I’m holding out hope that AA will be able to provide compensation and QOL on par with, or better than, everyone else. One can hope. 🤞
You made the right choice. It will work out. If LBFO79 is correct…and he could be…you can bail. I don’t think he is correct. We will lose 100 plus new hires this year, as most will in this environment. If AA and APA drag their feet and we aren’t making progress this winter, we will lose a lot more, including pilots that have been here for several years. Our training department can’t keep up with that, and we can’t just keep reducing flights. The old “AA retirements are massive” argument isn’t that important in todays environment. Jumping ship when 2000 will quickly be behind you is a nothing burger. Yes, of course we will fill classes, but we will be a stepping stone. Don’t buy the doom and gloom
and don’t pre spend money from an anticipated contract.