Originally Posted by
crewdawg
I don't see it so much as a whizzing contest as it's just some interesting data for both sides. I'd be happy at either airline as long as I could live in base. Certainly not for me, I left WB FO for 717 CA and don't plan on leaving any time soon lol.
More interesting data from the United side is that the IRO positions are separate lines. That means flying guys can get bought off for IOE (not just bumped to IRO), and IRO’s can run out of landings, and get paid for the trip while the do a day of landings sims.
Overall I think it ends up being a wash between the two. I tell new guys to pick the one that has a base they want to live in.