Originally Posted by
Danny70
Hi folks,
Got my CJOs from both and on the verge of deciding now which would give me the better quality of life.
Just turned 52, no kids, just me and my wife.
Retirement numbers seem to favor American in the long term, but UA has many more wide-body planes coming online soon.
United has much younger pilot community, so not sure how my advanced age would fit into that group. At AA I would still feel on the young side I guess.
I really want to optimize my time at work and maximize my days off.
I don't mind which aircraft I am going to fly, but long term the bus is easier on the body, just more comfortable work environment.
Not really keen on jumping on the WB fleet any time soon, been doing that for the last couple of years and want to be in bed at night, not the bunk.
I want to stay in DC, not planning to move anywhere before I retire.
What do you think?
I am bias, you need to come to UAL if you are in DC. I wouldn’t take WB off as a consideration if you in live in base either at UAL… There’s a lot of opportunities on the WB at United to just chill at home without seeing much yearly use…
This year, I went from Feb to April to not flying, the summer month was busy flying my tail off, however, got to enjoy the layovers. As the summer flying winds down this month, there will not be much flying to be had.
On top of that, the drive to Dulles isn’t terrible. Sure having DCA next door is great, but 40 minutes with traffic. Not terrible…
Good luck to ya! Either direction you choose will be a good decision.