Originally Posted by
DrSmacFum
Curious: You don't fear anything about the economy right now? With the interest spikes to purposely slow spending. It has me thinking that I should stay put instead of join a new company/airline. I havent even been here 2 years, but this weighs heavily on my mind.
Honestly I've been hearing this line for the past how many years now and nothing has happened. If I could go back in time, I'd have listened to my buddy in Jan '21 when hiring resumed and gone to another airline. At that time though, lockdowns were still ongoing, vaccine cards and covid were still a thing. Last thing I thought was to jump ship and start over in that mess, and everyone was basically saying "It's gonna come crashing down any moment now". I thought people who were leaving were absolutely insane, instead, I watched guys get hired who are now Captains at United and Delta. So while I constantly fear the economy crashing and us losing our jobs (Normal airline pilot PTSD stuff) the reality is we have no idea what could happen.
Originally Posted by
11atsomto
I don't want this thread to turn into a consultancy so feel free to PM me and I d be more than happy to have you pick my brain..... I will say however:
I'm not a WallStreetsman so I can't predict the economy. It's honorable and respectable that you are concerned about the economic health/potential furlough. It shows you are little but more on the ball than many other swinging sticks.
I'll leave the following guidance, at less than 2 years I don't think you are any less vulnerable for furlough than say a 1 year person at a legacy......(remember think %s of total system seniority) B6 only has 4800 ish pilots.
If you do get furloughed who do you think will start recalling people quicker: A global brand with multiple fleets and 1.8 retirements per day?, or a Niche/low cost/ Long Island City's term du jour carrier who will be integrating with an LCC's pilot group and NO retirements?
I have to disagree with this. Jetblue has shown to be able to bounce back and withstand down turns better than the larger airlines (So have other LCCs). How many guys work here that are former United/Delta/AA/NW/Airways (You get my point) who were furloughed, recalled, furloughed again, however in that entire time, they've never lost their job here. During a downturn and or/furlough I'd much rather be at a Jetblue or Spirt than a United or Delta.