Originally Posted by
Phoenix01
Hawaiian’s pay is not within 6% of the big 3’s new pay rates, especially not on the junior equipment (717). If you live on the islands, my humble opinion is to go with HAL. Anywhere on the mainland, I’d take UAL and not look back.
All of HAL’s current rates are exactly 6% behind Delta. Regardless, unless you want to live in HI then UAL is likely a better choice. Amazon flying could evaporate in 10 years.
HAL provides some very unique options of being a 717CA in 5 months or a top 30% 717FO in less than a year flying only day trips. Or you can currently be a 330CA in less than 6 years, and a line holding 330CA just a year or so later.
I think you could have a fantastic career at either, but with everyone hiring you need to look at where you want to live. Plenty guys commuted the last 10-20 years of their career at HAL after all the west coast bases were closed. This isn’t the first time HAL has had a mainland cargo operation either.