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Originally Posted by Justdoinmyjob (Post 2091261)

It's just fun to watch guys get spooled up over a word on an interweb forum!

Well said for a VMI graduate who now flies for Delta Airlines.

To those reading this, ask any of your buds at any airline right now--people are leaving pretty much all of the majors to go to another one that was their first choice ... Yes, people are even leaving DAL to go somewhere else. :eek:

I guess for the fence sitters(should I stay or should I go)the acquisition of Virgin should claify that a bit

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Originally Posted by F15Cricket (Post 2095222)

Well said for a VMI graduate who now flies for Delta Airlines.

To those reading this, ask any of your buds at any airline right now--people are leaving pretty much all of the majors to go to another one that was their first choice ... Yes, people are even leaving DAL to go somewhere else. :eek:

Too easy, so many sarcastic responses possible....not enough coffee yet......:D And I have a client presentation in 5.........:eek:

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Originally Posted by Klsytakesit (Post 2102761)

I guess for the fence sitters(should I stay or should I go)the acquisition of Virgin should claify that a bit

As in:
I should stay, this helps stabilize Alaskas future.
or
I should go, a ton of 30yr old Virgin guys are going above me.
???

Alaska a stepping stone? Why is it then that all the guys I know there are happy and the majority of the guys I fly with think this place (American) sucks? I don't think it sucks, but just saying.

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Originally Posted by F15Cricket (Post 2095222)

-people are leaving pretty much all of the majors to go to another one that was their first choice ... Yes, people are even leaving DAL to go somewhere else. :eek:

So there you have it. Delta is now a stepping stone airline job.

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Originally Posted by full of luv (Post 2106215)

So there you have it. Delta is now a stepping stone airline job.

American too!

Since I'm on a post about Alaska. What is up with Alaska pilots? Whenever I meet a new one it's always the same. They tell me how much they love working for Alaska and about how hard it is to get hired there. Always basically the same two things.

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Originally Posted by Carlsbad (Post 2106221)

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Originally Posted by Carlsbad (Post 2106221)

It's definitely not the kool-aid...most pilots don't look at the middle management and think it is different at AS versus other carriers.

For ANC/SEA/PDX bases, it's the opportunity for pilots to live in a geographic region that is desirable to them while working for an operation that has a lot of predictibilty and relative stability. LAX pilots get a lot of consistency too but generally not the happy predictibilty as the other bases. I'd say that most LAX pilots would leave AS for higher pay and better diversity of flying if they could be guaranteed to remain in LAX without a huge disruption in relative seniority.

I'd say Alaska is no more a stepping stone than any other carrier. While swinging thru the airline hiring jungle, it's safer to be holding any vine even when your ambition is to swing somewhere else.