Originally Posted by symbian simian

If anything, the merger should make people leave faster. The reason to come to NK was the fast growth and upgrade. With 70% of the JB pilots that were hired in 2013 not in yet the left seat of the "big(ger)" bus, upgrades are going to come to a screeching halt for NK FOs after integration.

Remaining on the SL from the 2013 hires:
JB: total 221, A320 PIC 73, 220/170 PIC 53, FO 100.
NK: total 168, PIC 162, FO 6.

2018 hires:
JB: 224 total, 158 320, 23 220, 42 170, all FO
NK: 298 total, 40PIC, 258 FO.

(all based on March 22 Seniority list data, because the way I built the excel sheet makes it hard to add to the bottom....)

Yes, once you upgrade, your pay is a bit higher, but if it takes an extra 5 years to upgrade.....