You have to look at the experience level of most of those pilots. With targeted selection the airline is selecting pilots with less time than most other carriers. Please feel free to verify any of this. Its not hard. On one hand they state it doesn't matter if new pilots leave as training costs do not outweigh the length of a career but on the other hand the choose not to hire well qualified pilots because their length of stay will be substantially shorter than the 3-4000 pilot. Its the airlines right to hire who it wants but clearly most captains would prefer to have experience in the right seat. As most lower time pilots are placed on the 190 the mentality of a new hire who would have difficulty being hired elsewhere is one of gratitude and appreciation. This is not a bad thing but they come in blind to the reality of what jetblue is. The hope is that they see "the light" but that comes over time.

Make no mistake there is nothing wrong with enjoying your job or helping out but considering what this airline does to its employees and the blatant lies and misinformation it spreads the above and beyond mentality does rub a lot of people the wrong way.

 

I didn't know we placed the low time guys on the 190. When did we stop bidding aircraft by age in new hire class?

Are you on the 190?
I am, and just thinking of the last 10 guys I have flown with you are not even close to being correct. The only guy that needed a little help was a military guy simply because he didn't know all of the airports, but that was nothing other than yeah this guy in LGA (ground dude) loves to ignore people. Everyone I have flown with could go and some are looking to go to other airlines. I'm sorry your theory of a bunch of young unqualified FOs juicing it up on the 190 in Boston is far from true.

 

Sshhh, he's on a roll. It's the learner plane

 

We had an excellent juicer stand up performance this morning, the guy was even kind enough to list us some channels and programming options... SMFH

 

Southerner, was that you!?!

 

I still have a few friends stuck in the regional mire. I do not recommend that they apply to JB. My conscience doesn't allow it.

 

It's simple. If you are looking to come to work for a regional for your whole life, this is your place to be. If you are looking to be treated like an adult and actually work for a real major airline, this is not your place.

 

Whatever. He takes a little pride in his job. Nice work shaming him.

 

It's not his job to do stand up PA's. So there's that...

 

But his job is to wear a lanyard? Haters man... Are we in a race to the ****tiest product known to man.....