Allegiant Air
#2191
Banned
Joined APC: Oct 2014
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#2193
Swimmin' in da pool
Joined APC: Jan 2014
Posts: 444
i've moved up 75 numbers since i've been here and I'm more than half way up the list. there are more senior people on the way out. senior to me anyway. some of those leaving are over 50 years old with 12 years invested here. do these senior people know something the rest of us don't? personally i find this trend alarming. especially considering the positions they held in the union.
#2194
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Joined APC: Aug 2011
Position: Hoping for any position
Posts: 2,504
Knowing my own reasons and some (very senior) guys who left, it boiled down to terrible, careless leadership. It never got better, only worse. Short term house of cards. Buy trashed out airplanes, contract out maintenance to lowest bidder, churn and burn employees (high turnover=cheap wages). Inexperience and associated incompetence and low morale permeates every corner of the operation. Same fast-buck basic ingredients as Valujet. Social deviants and outcasts hiring more like-minded 'yes men' into positions of authority to make lives miserable and ensure more of the same. It's no wonder it's such a mess. People leave because they lose hope and don't see a future. Too many better alternatives where careers are not threatened or jeopardized and needs are taken care of (pay, schedules, training, retirement). For some, G4 schedules outweigh the negatives but most guys that I know see (or saw) it as a stepping stone or a temporary gig good enough until a solid company calls. Shame, it held such promise and most were hopeful it would have been a career airline.
#2195
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Joined APC: Mar 2005
Position: Off to the left!
Posts: 464
Last year, when I was debating about staying or leaving, my wife and I discussed the reasons I should stay at Allegiant. The only one we could come up with was being home every night. However, that turned out to not be that big of an advantage due to all the delays. I was getting home at night with everyone in bed, and sometimes having to leave in the morning with every one in bed. What's the point of being home every night if I don't get to see my family much.
The reasons for leaving ended up being pretty long, and it had a lot in common with what you were saying. The two biggest reasons I left were poor maintenance, and the fact that the operation seemed unsustainable in the long term the way it was being operated, at lease to me.
It was a harder decision to leave than what I thought it would be. After nearly 10 years there, I was comfortable, and I knew what boundaries I could push and which ones I couldn't.
I will admit having second thoughts about leaving in the first month during training at the new company. I haven't had any since then. Once I got out of training, I realized there was no real comparison between the new place and Allegiant. My life now is much, much easier. All I have to do is show up and fly. It's a really pleasant change. Plus all the time off I get now doesn't hurt either.
The reasons for leaving ended up being pretty long, and it had a lot in common with what you were saying. The two biggest reasons I left were poor maintenance, and the fact that the operation seemed unsustainable in the long term the way it was being operated, at lease to me.
It was a harder decision to leave than what I thought it would be. After nearly 10 years there, I was comfortable, and I knew what boundaries I could push and which ones I couldn't.
I will admit having second thoughts about leaving in the first month during training at the new company. I haven't had any since then. Once I got out of training, I realized there was no real comparison between the new place and Allegiant. My life now is much, much easier. All I have to do is show up and fly. It's a really pleasant change. Plus all the time off I get now doesn't hurt either.
#2196
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Joined APC: Aug 2011
Position: Hoping for any position
Posts: 2,504
Last year, when I was debating about staying or leaving, my wife and I discussed the reasons I should stay at Allegiant. The only one we could come up with was being home every night. However, that turned out to not be that big of an advantage due to all the delays. I was getting home at night with everyone in bed, and sometimes having to leave in the morning with every one in bed. What's the point of being home every night if I don't get to see my family much.
The reasons for leaving ended up being pretty long, and it had a lot in common with what you were saying. The two biggest reasons I left were poor maintenance, and the fact that the operation seemed unsustainable in the long term the way it was being operated, at lease to me.
It was a harder decision to leave than what I thought it would be. After nearly 10 years there, I was comfortable, and I knew what boundaries I could push and which ones I couldn't.
I will admit having second thoughts about leaving in the first month during training at the new company. I haven't had any since then. Once I got out of training, I realized there was no real comparison between the new place and Allegiant. My life now is much, much easier. All I have to do is show up and fly. It's a really pleasant change. Plus all the time off I get now doesn't hurt either.
The reasons for leaving ended up being pretty long, and it had a lot in common with what you were saying. The two biggest reasons I left were poor maintenance, and the fact that the operation seemed unsustainable in the long term the way it was being operated, at lease to me.
It was a harder decision to leave than what I thought it would be. After nearly 10 years there, I was comfortable, and I knew what boundaries I could push and which ones I couldn't.
I will admit having second thoughts about leaving in the first month during training at the new company. I haven't had any since then. Once I got out of training, I realized there was no real comparison between the new place and Allegiant. My life now is much, much easier. All I have to do is show up and fly. It's a really pleasant change. Plus all the time off I get now doesn't hurt either.
#2197
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Joined APC: Feb 2012
Posts: 549
At the risk of sounding like a company man, I want to add a bit of perspective...
I'm a relatively junior FO with half the month off, no reserve, and no show times before 1pm for the entire month and last month.. Making about the same as I was as a regional CA. Next year will be quite a bit more even without a contract. There are 2-4 year captains I fly with that make way more than many senior FO's at DL and WN I know.
It's all about what's important to you, and not everyone has a major blowing up their emails yet with job offers.. although that may be changing next year and I think the company has this in mind with their current/new stance towards negotiations.
I'm a relatively junior FO with half the month off, no reserve, and no show times before 1pm for the entire month and last month.. Making about the same as I was as a regional CA. Next year will be quite a bit more even without a contract. There are 2-4 year captains I fly with that make way more than many senior FO's at DL and WN I know.
It's all about what's important to you, and not everyone has a major blowing up their emails yet with job offers.. although that may be changing next year and I think the company has this in mind with their current/new stance towards negotiations.
#2198
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Joined APC: Feb 2010
Posts: 519
If what you say is true, then your senior FO friends are giving away a ton of trips (at least at WN). Senior FO's here don't have to try too hard to make 200k. That number is nearly impossible for an AAY CA unless they are in the training dept or whoring themselves big time.
#2199
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Posts: 549
If what you say is true, then your senior FO friends are giving away a ton of trips (at least at WN). Senior FO's here don't have to try too hard to make 200k. That number is nearly impossible for an AAY CA unless they are in the training dept or whoring themselves big time.
#2200
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Joined APC: Sep 2014
Posts: 390
There are 2-4 year captains I fly with that make way more than many senior FO's at DL and WN I know.
It's all about what's important to you, and not everyone has a major blowing up their emails yet with job offers.. although that may be changing next year and I think the company has this in mind with their current/new stance towards negotiations.
As for 'senior Delta and Southwest FO's', not sure who you're referring to, but the guys I know (both Delta and Southwest) make far more than our most senior captains, even check airman. retirement, soft costs, duty rigs, Per diem, flexibility, medical, no comparison. It's no secret that Senior Southwest FO's have made in excess of $300,000. They easily make $180k - $200k. Wide body senior DL FOs ($185/Hr) make low 200s without breaking a sweat. I'm a senior captain and can't make that.
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