Originally Posted by sailingfun

Delta has tended to hire older pilots than American and United so your seniority progression might not be as bad as you think near the end of your career. You will also earn substantially more over a career with the profit sharing at Delta. Delta also has the best disability in the industry. I don't know the specifics of AA's new contract on disability but the prior contract was terrible. You have a 50% or greater chance of ending up on disability over a career.