Originally Posted by
freightguy
Wrong! I turned CAL and DAL down to join NWA---and I do not live close to any NWA hub. (I know several others who chose NWA over DAL for various reasons). For me the main reason to chose NWA was seniority progression.
Delta has been especially good for pilots at Delta who were present when the top 2000 left---fast seniority movement! However, following that, Delta became the major with the youngest pilot group in the country. On the other hand-NWA had a slow seniority progression---until now---all of a sudden, more than half the pilot group is 50+. For me it was an easy decision to join NWA and ride the seniority wave...and I am having a great time flying at NWA.
Delta is a good airline but so is NWA. If you think most of us here at NWA are Delta rejects and Delta wannabees, you're in for a rude awakening after the merger!
Thats why i wanted to come to NWA also. I didnt even apply to DAL. Not because i thought one way or the other about it but i just wasnt interested in DAL. I guess i will be now
DAL and NWA are both great companies and the joining of the two should make an even better airline for us all.