But still it is 200% better (read profitable, good business plan, good growth, good fleet of airplanes,etc) that even some of the "legacy" carriers.

The lure of the "major" airline job flying passengers (vs. flying "rubber dog$)(* from HKG) is just not that reliable anymore.

Those are the realities of the airline world...the truly reliable outfits to work for are the FDX, UPS, and SWA.