Originally Posted by
MainlineFlyer
I often think about what it would be like to work for a carrier where when you showed up for your pairing, you just flew your pairing, on time, more or less as scheduled, every time.
And when you flew it wasn't ALWAYS battling weather up and down the east coast.
Can you guys just imagine that?
I sometimes think that could be worth taking a pay cut. I don't think it's crazy at all, especially for a commuter.
The thing is though, we aren't special when it comes to IROPs. Yes, ours may be worse because we only have a smaller fleet that is contained mostly within the East Coast/Caribbean, but plenty of other airlines have IROPS and modifications. To pretend they don't is silly. Heck, Southwest's operation basically came to a grinding halt a couple years ago. My buddy on a NB at a legacy complains all the time that his trips go to crap. Reroutes, modifications etc but they also get reroute pay and he gets quite a bit of money from those company errors.
The difference is the security. He's not waking up in the morning wondering if his company is going to exist in the next few years.
That's the primary reason I would want to leave. The money? We're not THAT far off from the legacies, and an extra $20k-$30k/yr isn't going to be life changing at our income level. Knowing I work for a strong company with a secure future is the difference between us and them. When I was hired here, the company had a very promising future. Now it feels like any news we get is consistently negative which absolutely kills morale. DL/UA/AA are all too big to fail now IMO. We are not.