Originally Posted by
feelthebern
Curious what your advice (along with UAL guys) would be to someone with CJOs at both SWA and UAL at 27 years old on which way to lean. Willing to move to any base at either company.
My gut and heart says UAL, but that pay at SWA is hard to pass up… Feels foolish to just choose a carrier based on pay, though, considering that stuff evens out over 38 years
27? I’d say UAL. Chance to make $ is probably easier at SWA but your QOL and seniority will grow faster at UAL. Upgrade is quicker if you want the $. Being able to get to any base is also quicker at UAL. At SWA you’ll start in BWI or MCO and it’ll be a slow move to the west. Forget it if you want DEN, right now it’s 3 years seniority to be the plug FO or 10.5 to be the plug CA and that will grow.
If you started in April at SWA you’d retire at #108. Roughly 65% system seniority to upgrade so assuming 0% growth and attrition only for age 65, you’re looking at early 2036 to upgrade (prob be less due to growth and early medical, etc). No idea what it looks like on the UAL side…