Originally Posted by
truebluesp
As far as the flow through goes, is the contract on a one year term? Who else would get the contract? How will that affect upgrade times? Will there still be alot of guys leaving? I'm still trying to make my decision whether to make a lateral move to mesaba or stick with my horrible QOL present company with quick upgrades.
The flowthru was accepted by DAL with no definite time duration. It will last as long as DAL continues with the program. If the flowthru resumes, and this is a BIG if, in 2009, it will impact upgrade times greatly because after the top 125 or so pilots, just about everyone said they will flow up. This means there will be 9 guys flowing up every month. 9 more upgrade slots every month will open up. That will be good news for all at XJ.
Whether you should make a lateral move is entitrely up to you and no one can answer that question for you. Don't make you decision based on flowthru though because flowthru can disappear overnight. I really can't answer this one unless I have more information such as which airline are you currently with and how many years have you invested there, etc.
Whatever you decide to do, good luck with your decision. If you are going to make the lateral move though, don't wait till the last minute. You want to get in on the front wave of the hiring move, which is right now.