Originally Posted by
PlaneS
I asked this question in the DAL thread, and wanted to post it here as well to get a more B6-centered opinion.
For a hypothetical person with a family who has to live in BOS and has two job offers, which would you pick? For the B6 pilots reading this who both live in and are based in BOS, how is your QOL on reserve/holding a line? Can you pick up many extra trips if you want? I personally have no real interest in doing widebody international flying, and it seems like the money is good at B6. Is it easy to hold 190/220/320 BOS out of the gate?
Thanks in advance for your help!
2 year seniority here. I’ve had an exceptional experience so far. Your bosses in BOS are understanding and helpful, VDA flows like water at times, I have tons of control to manipulate my schedule (especially because a commute isn’t a factor), upgrades on the 190 have gone to people with less than 1 year seniority, 220 is currently at 3800/5000. Our pay rates are within roughly $10/hr of Deltas in all fleets, other than their special 321N rate. As others have said, BOS is the junior base so you’ll have it right away; any equipment.
I was a big fan of this place before I was an employee. The issues we complain about as a pilot group are the same as the ones I hear about from friends at legacies. We fall short in profit sharing and some silly operational pitfalls. Overall this is a really great place to work.
I’ll leave you with this thought, it’s pretty telling that every comment in this thread is JetBlue positive where as in the Delta thread there are plenty of comments telling you to come here.