Originally Posted by
freezingflyboy
I would stay wherever your quality of life is best. Hiring is slow or non-existent everywhere so wherever you go, you will have even fewer below on that list than you do here at XJT and movement will be just as slow (though I seem to move up at least a few spots every bid). If you're happy here at XJT then I would stick it out. There are a lot of "chicken littles" in the crew room and here in internet land. Don't buy the doom and gloom.
I've considered that stuff. I just think there is a bit more to this decision than "don't make a lateral move right now."
Someone who is 75% at XJT right now has a pretty good chance of being 90-99% in the next 6-12 months. Branded is looking real iffy as far as whether or not it can continue to exist, unfortunately. Delta LAX runs out in 11 months and they're cutting regionals left and right. CAL released a fleet forecast for 2010 that implied 190 XJT ERJs. If that all happened XJT would be out 800 pilots, 24 months from right now. And none of that is far-fetched.
Compass gives any new hires who don't have their ATP that certificate along with a PIC type. If the odds of a furlough are equal between XJT and CPZ I think one would be a bit more marketable on furlough from CPZ and would progress faster when the eventual recall happens.
Decisions decisions.
There are at least three others that I know of pondering this same move with similar seniority.