They sent WARN letters and I know for a fact UAL downgraded because I had two friends downgraded. I was incorrect the furlough, however the fact remains that we didn't, and we didn't send WARN notices out either. I don't care that the company initially wanted to. They didn't... AS has statistically faired better in downturns than the rest. They furlough less by percentage or don't furlough at all. The price that AS pays is that the growth isn't as crazy when times are good. You said it, in the end we have to do what is right for ourselves and everyone has a different set of priorities and goals. Delta would not be worth me going to with my seniority and not living in base, so why would I do that? Somebody with a year or two at AS who wanted DAL in the first place, yea go and enjoy a great career there for sure.

I have a buddy from my new hire class at VX leave AS to go to DAL and fly the 737 out of SEA lol. Left the left seat to go be an FO on the same airplane in the same base. He is finding himself happier now but it was 3 years of misery and he is just now happy with his schedule again. Not the pay yet but just his schedule.